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Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon (2013, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101476714819
ISBN-139781476714813
eBay Product ID (ePID)150545859
Product Key Features
Book TitleSnow Hunters
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Literary, Historical
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorPaul Yoon
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.2 Oz
Item Length7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsA spare novel, set in an unexpected bypath of history... At a certain point, I realized this wasn't going to be a regular novel--where we watch who does what to whom--but a book about solitude, the hardest thing to frame fiction around. The transplanted Yohan is a great observer of the physical world, but he can only reflect so far; other people are mysteries to him. Who would think you could make a story out of this? Mystery in the wider sense is what this novel evokes., Paul Yoon's sentences are startlingly beautiful. Lucid and clean and resonant, they build, in Snow Hunters , to form a novel that is deceptively light and extraordinarily tender.", eoePaul Yoon's sentences are startlingly beautiful. Lucid and clean and resonant, they build, in Snow Hunters , to form a novel that is deceptively light and extraordinarily tender.", A poetic portrait of a man's life in loneliness...Yoon's short stories were praised for their spare and beautiful prose, and Snow Hunters , too, shares that. Yoon often calls to mind Hemingway's directness., eoeA poetic portrait of a mane(tm)s life in lonelinesseYoone(tm)s short stories were praised for their spare and beautiful prose, and Snow Hunters , too, shares that. Yoon often calls to mind Hemingwaye(tm)s directness.e, At first glance Paul Yoon appears to be the perfect miniaturist, but behind every subtle gesture this novel shimmers with a deep and complex history. Snow Hunters is a beautiful and moving meditation on a solitary life., Yoon's gift as a writer is to reveal the meaning in the smallest moments...A subtle, elegant, poignant read., eoePretty perfect eYoon not only illustrates intimacy on the page, but creates it between the reader and Yohan. By the end of Yoon's relatively brief novel, Yohan becomes real e" a character you won't soon forget.e, Yoon's debut novel began as a 500-page draft pared down to about 200 pages that reveal the same shimmering, evocative spareness of his 2009 collection, Once the Shore . The result is that rare, precious gem, with every remaining word to be cherished for the many discarded to achieve perfection. One of this year's best reads., eoeThe collection Once the Shore showcased Yoone(tm)s piercing powers of story and language; this novel continues his stunning trajectory with prose so pristine it feels supernatural.e, Snow Hunters reads like a dream. In this quiet, evocative rendering, we espy lives muted by war, altered by loss and displacement, and ultimately mended by the salvaged threads of memories and love. Paul Yoone(tm)s writing intimates the emergence of a master stylist, each sentence a jewel to be admired., A trim, fable-like book that proves to have a surprising amount of heft...Yoon is a lyrical writer, weaving taut and simple sentences with expanded and rhythmic ones. Every line is engineered to matter in a book like this one...Yoon is expert at zooming in on the transformative moment and pulling back to capture the flow of history., Paul Yoon's sentences are startlingly beautiful. Lucid and clean and resonant, they build, in Snow Hunters , to form a novel that is deceptively light and extraordinarily tender., The brief, simple sentences that form this elegant tone poem of a novel, called Snow Hunters , have the effect of making you slow down to read them., At first glance Paul Yoon appears to be the perfect miniaturist, but behind every subtle gesture this novel shimmers with a deep and complex history. Snow Hunters is a beautiful and moving meditation on a solitary life.", Snow Hunters reads like a dream. In this quiet, evocative rendering, we espy lives muted by war, altered by loss and displacement, and ultimately mended by the salvaged threads of memories and love. Paul Yoon's writing intimates the emergence of a master stylist, each sentence a jewel to be admired., Expectations were high for [Yoon's] debut novel-and with Snows Hunters , he has fulfilled them... An introspective and moving novel to savor., Paul Yoon proves himself well suited to the short form...the pleasures of Snow Hunters are many, and they begin with Yoon's prose, at once lyrical and precise...[the novel] is all the more powerful for its brevity., Of the many words that could describe Snow Hunters --poetic, observant, poignant, compassionate, refined, elegiac, limpid--I'll choose 'dreamlike'., Paul Yoon offers a profound look at the consequences of war, and what it means to begin a new life in the wake of its devastations...Brief in length, Snow Hunters is truly expansive in its scope, and written in language as clear and bracing as snowmelt., eoee~Luminouse(tm) is a word that gets overused in book reviews, but ite(tm)s sublimely apt for Paul Yoone(tm)s new novel, Snow Hunters eYoone(tm)s original manuscript was over 500 pages, which may explain why every page here feels compressed as a diamond. This is the kind of subtle, meditative book that could easily fade to a whisper of an ending, but instead something quite real happens. That it happens in a boat, just as lights begin to appear on shore, makes it all the more perfect.e, The collection Once the Shore showcased Yoon's piercing powers of story and language; this novel continues his stunning trajectory with prose so pristine it feels supernatural., A spare novel, set in an unexpected bypath of history... At a certain point, I realized this wasn't going to be a regular novel-where we watch who does what to whom-but a book about solitude, the hardest thing to frame fiction around. The transplanted Yohan is a great observer of the physical world, but he can only reflect so far; other people are mysteries to him. Who would think you could make a story out of this? Mystery in the wider sense is what this novel evokes., Snow Hunters reads like a dream. In this quiet, evocative rendering, we espy lives muted by war, altered by loss and displacement, and ultimately mended by the salvaged threads of memories and love. Paul Yoons writing intimates the emergence of a master stylist, each sentence a jewel to be admired., eoeYoone(tm)s debut novel began as a 500-page draft pared down to about 200 pages that reveal the same shimmering, evocative spareness of his 2009 collection, Once the Shore . The result is that rare, precious gem, with every remaining word to be cherished for the many discarded to achieve perfection. One of this yeare(tm)s best reads.e, eoeYoone(tm)s gift as a writer is to reveal the meaning in the smallest momentseA subtle, elegant, poignant read.e, Pretty perfect ...Yoon not only illustrates intimacy on the page, but creates it between the reader and Yohan. By the end of Yoon's relatively brief novel, Yohan becomes real -- a character you won't soon forget., eoeAt first glance Paul Yoon appears to be the perfect miniaturist, but behind every subtle gesture this novel shimmers with a deep and complex history. Snow Hunters is a beautiful and moving meditation on a solitary life.", eoePaul Yoon offers a profound look at the consequences of war, and what it means to begin a new life in the wake of its devastations...Brief in length, Snow Hunters is truly expansive in its scope, and written in language as clear and bracing as snowmelt.e, eoeOf the many words that could describe Snow Hunters e"poetic, observant, poignant, compassionate, refined, elegiac, limpide"Ie(tm)ll choose e~dreamlikee(tm).e, Of the many words that could describe Snow Hunters -poetic, observant, poignant, compassionate, refined, elegiac, limpid-I'll choose 'dreamlike'., " Snow Hunters doesn't show any signs of catering to the masses. Electing lyricism over plot, texture over drama, Snow Hunters is a reserves, patient, and ultimately singular book." , Snow Hunters reads like a dream. In this quiet, evocative rendering, we espy lives muted by war, altered by loss and displacement, and ultimately mended by the salvaged threads of memories and love. Paul Yoon's writing intimates the emergence of a master stylist, each sentence a jewel to be admired., eoePaul Yoon proves himself well suited to the short formethe pleasures of Snow Hunters are many, and they begin with Yoone(tm)s prose, at once lyrical and precisee[the novel] is all the more powerful for its brevity.e, eoeOrdinary moments take on a graceful quality that might have gone unnoticed in less skilled handseA minimalist, well-crafted story.e, eoeThe brief, simple sentences that form this elegant tone poem of a novel, called Snow Hunters , have the effect of making you slow down to read them.e, eoeExpectations were high for [Yoone(tm)s] debut novele"and with Snows Hunters , he has fulfilled theme An introspective and moving novel to savor.e, Ordinary moments take on a graceful quality that might have gone unnoticed in less skilled hands...A minimalist, well-crafted story., eoeA trim, fable-like book that proves to have a surprising amount of hefteYoon is a lyrical writer, weaving taut and simple sentences with expanded and rhythmic ones. Every line is engineered to matter in a book like this oneeYoon is expert at zooming in on the transformative moment and pulling back to capture the flow of history.e, Pretty perfect ...Yoon not only illustrates intimacy on the page, but creates it between the reader and Yohan. By the end of Yoon's relatively brief novel, Yohan becomes real - a character you won't soon forget., Snow Hunters doesn't show any signs of catering to the masses. Electing lyricism over plot, texture over drama, Snow Hunters is a reserves, patient, and ultimately singular book., Expectations were high for [Yoon's] debut novel--and with Snows Hunters , he has fulfilled them... An introspective and moving novel to savor., 'Luminous' is a word that gets overused in book reviews, but it's sublimely apt for Paul Yoon's new novel, Snow Hunters ...Yoon's original manuscript was over 500 pages, which may explain why every page here feels compressed as a diamond. This is the kind of subtle, meditative book that could easily fade to a whisper of an ending, but instead something quite real happens. That it happens in a boat, just as lights begin to appear on shore, makes it all the more perfect.
Dewey Decimal816/.54
SynopsisA haunting literary debut of a Korean POW learning to adapt to a new life in Brazil from the novelist New York Magazine calls a "quotidian-surreal craft-master." Snow Hunters traces the extraordinary journey of Yohan, who defects from his country at the end of the Korean War, leaving his friends and family behind to seek a new life on the coast of Brazil. Throughout his years there, four people slip in and out of his life: Kiyoshi, the Japanese tailor for whom he works; Peixe, the groundskeeper at the town church; and two vagrant children named Santi and Bia. Yohan longs to connect with these people, but to do so he must let go of his traumatic past. In Snow Hunters , Yoon proves that love can dissolve loneliness, that hope can wash away despair, and that a man who has lost a country can find a new home. This is a heartrending story of second chances, told with unerring elegance and tenderness.
LC Classification NumberPS3625.O54S66 2013
