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1918, à Séoul, Jade, jeune courtisane, découvre une capitale moderne et trépidante, mais aussi le désir d'indépendance qui s'est emparé de ses compatriotes face à l'oppression japonaise.
Dans la lignée de Pachinko, une saga romanesque immersive dans la Corée du XXe siècle.
Dans le Séoul des Années folles, une ville énergique et rebelle qui frémit sous le joug de l'occupation japonaise, jeunes courtisanes, aristocrates, soldats et idéalistes se désirent et se déchirent. Jade la gisaeng aime Hanchol, l'étudiant déclassé. Mais c'est Jungho, le chef de bande orphelin, fils d'un chasseur de tigres, qui se révèle son allié le plus fidèle dans un monde en pleine mutation. La grande Histoire et les monstres tapis dans le coeur des hommes leur imposeront à tous un destin parsemé d'écueils...
Avec cette fresque historique d'une grande finesse, Juhea Kim nous raconte, sur près d'un demi-siècle, l'espoir et les tourments d'un peuple qui lutte pour son indépendance. -
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'This story left me thinking about the ways we overcome setbacks and redefine what truly matters.' Reese Witherspoon
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK FOR DECEMBER 2024 * A HARPER'S BAZAAR BEST BOOK OF 2024
A terrible accident forces Natalia to make a devastating choice about her future as a dancer, in this sweeping novel of love and redemption
Prima ballerina Natalia Leonova was once celebrated across the world, her signature bravura in demand on stages from St. Petersburg to Paris to New York. But at the top of her career, an accident forces her into sudden retirement. Injured and alone, she turns to pills and alcohol to numb the pain of her past, still haunted by her relationships with two gifted dancers, Dmitri and Alexander. These men were responsible for her soaring highs, her darkest hours and, ultimately, both played their part in her downfall.
So when Dmitri resurfaces with a tantalising offer for Natalia, she must decide what she is willing to sacrifice in order to dance again - and for the chance to return to the great love of her life. Painting a vivid portrait of a world in which ruthless ambition, desire and sublime artistry collide, City of Night Birds unveils the making of a dancer with profound intimacy and breathtaking scope.
From the author of Beasts of a Little Land, winner of the Yasnaya Polyana Award
'A beautifully crafted must read' Jason Mott, author of Hell of a Book