When Adam Opens His Eyes
By Jang Jung-Il
2013
First Published
3.36
Average Rating
160
Number of Pages
Part of Series
First published in 1990, this is a sensational and highly controversial novel by one of Korea's most electrifying contemporary authors. A preposterous coming-of-age story, melding sex, death, and high school in a manner reminiscent of some perverse collision between Georges Bataille and Beverly Cleary, the narrator of this book plows through contemporaneous Korean mores with aplomb, bound for destruction, or maturity—whichever comes first.
Avg Rating
3.36
Number of Ratings
132
5 STARS
19%
4 STARS
22%
3 STARS
39%
2 STARS
17%
1 STARS
3%
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