{"product_id":"simple-heart","title":"Simple Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year So Far by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this moving exploration of dual identities reminiscent of \u003ci\u003ePast Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, a writer's pregnancy raises questions about her own childhood abandonment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNana, a Korean-born playwright, was adopted as a child and raised in France by her adoptive parents. Pregnant with the child of her ex-boyfriend, Nana receives a request from a Korean filmmaker who wishes to make a documentary about her life. Following a sudden compulsion to learn more about her roots, she heads to Seoul as she prepares to bring a new life into the world. There, through unexpected encounters, the dark threads of her memory gradually begin to unravel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimple Heart \u003c\/i\u003edelves into profound questions about identity and belonging, with a focus on family connections and motherhood that recalls Kyung-Sook Shin's \u003ci\u003ePlease Look After Mom\u003c\/i\u003e. It also shines a necessary light on issues such as international adoption and the historic US military presence in Korea.","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942016581863,"sku":"9781635425819","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_1b4cefe3-1a85-47cf-ab71-e783284d0e91.jpg?v=1775243726","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/simple-heart","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}