New Releases by Paul Yoon

Korean edition of [The Hive and the Honey] by Paul Yoon. A Time Top 10 Best Fiction Book of 2023 and Must Read Book of 2023. A New York Times Book Review Editors'' Choice. From the beloved award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a spectacular collection of unique stories, each confronting themes of identity, belonging, and the collision of cultures across countries and centuries. Korean edition translated by Je In Seo.

This collection of seven stories confronts themes of identity, belonging, and the collision of cultures across countries and centuries.

From award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a “spellbinding” (The Washington Post) novel about three kids orphaned in 1960s Laos—and how their destinies are entwined across decades, anointed by Hernan Diaz as “one of those rare novels that stays with us to become a standard with which we measure other books.” Alisak, Prany, and Noi—three orphans united by devastating loss—must do what is necessary to survive the perilous landscape of 1960s Laos. When they take shelter in a bombed out field hospital, they meet Vang, a doctor dedicated to helping the wounded at all costs. Soon the teens are serving as motorcycle couriers, delicately navigating their bikes across the fields filled with unexploded bombs, beneath the indiscriminate barrage from the sky. In a world where the landscape and the roads have turned into an ocean of bombs, we follow their grueling days of rescuing civilians and searching for medical supplies, until Vang secures their evacuation on the last helicopters leaving the country. It’s a move with irrevocable consequences—and sets them on disparate and treacherous paths across the world. Spanning decades, this “richly layered” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice) book weaves together storylines laced with beauty and cruelty. Paul Yoon’s “greatest skill lies in crafting subtle moments that underline the strange and specific sadness inherent to trauma” (Time) and this book is a breathtaking historical feat and a fierce study of the powers of hope, perseverance, and grace.

«Con In un piccolo cielo, Paul Yoon dimostra, ancora una volta, di essere un maestro nel raccontare la profondità delle emozioni e nel rivelare il nucleo delle questioni più urgenti dei nostri giorni, sempre con un controllo formale totale e ammirevole.» Hernan Diaz, autore di Il falco, finalista al Premio Pulitzer e al PEN/Faulkner Award 2018 «Yoon tesse un’intensa meditazione sulla devastazione e lo spiazzamento indotti dalla guerra.» «The New York Times Book Review» «In un piccolo cielo è un capolavoro, feroce, tenero, saggio, sconvolgente, pulsante di amore e di speranza. Se credete nel potere taumaturgico della letteratura, questo è il libro che fa per voi. Consigliatelo agli amici. » Miriam Toews, autrice di I miei piccoli dispiaceri ««In un piccolo cielo è un capolavoro, feroce, tenero, saggio, sconvolgente, pulsante di amore e di speranza. Se credete nel potere taumaturgico della letteratura, questo è il libro che fa per voi. Consigliatelo agli amici». » Miriam Toews, autrice di I miei piccoli dispiaceri ««Con In un piccolo cielo, Paul Yoon dimostra, ancora una volta, di essere un maestro nel raccontare la profondità delle emozioni e nel rivelare il nucleo delle questioni più urgenti dei nostri giorni, sempre con un controllo formale totale e ammirevole».» Hernan Diaz, autore di Il falco, finalista al Premio Pulitzer e al PEN/Faulkner Award 2018 ««Yoon tesse un’intensa meditazione sulla devastazione e lo spiazzamento indotti dalla guerra». » «The New York Times Book Review» Laos 1969. Alisak, Prany e Noi sono tre adolescenti amici da sempre, nati in un piccolo villaggio, dove le case erano così vicine e i muri così sottili che tutti sentivano i respiri di tutti. Rimasti orfani e accomunati dalla necessità di sopravvivere in un luogo estremamente pericoloso, si rifugiano in un ospedale bombardato, dove incontrano Vang, un medico votato alla cura e al sollievo dei civili feriti. I ragazzi lo aiutano lavorando come corrieri, guidando motociclette di fortuna tra campi pieni di granate inesplose, sotto l’incessante, indiscriminato fuoco di fila che scende dal cielo. In un mondo in cui il paesaggio e le strade sono diventate un mare di bombe, li seguiamo nella loro vita quotidiana, fin quando Vang troverà loro posto sugli ultimi elicotteri che lasciano il paese. Una mossa dalle conseguenze irrevocabili che li porterà su strade diverse, e diversamente impervie, in giro per il mondo. Intrecciando vite e storie percorse dalla bellezza e dalla crudeltà, Paul Yoon ci regala un romanzo che è insieme uno straordinario documento storico e un’intensa analisi del potere della speranza, della perseveranza e della grazia.

In “a spectacular display of intelligence and feeling” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), Paul Yoon’s collection of short stories ranges throughout the world—from the Hudson Valley to the Russian Far East—across periods of time after World War II, hailed as a "genuine work of art...tough and elegant and true" (The Boston Globe). In The Mountain, award-winning and acclaimed author Paul Yoon reveals his subtle, ethereal, and strikingly observant style with six thematically linked stories, taking place across several continents and time periods and populated with characters who are connected by their traumatic pasts, newly vagrant lives, and quests for solace in their futures. Though they exist in their own distinct worlds (from a sanatorium in the Hudson Valley to an inn in the Russian far east) they are united by the struggle to reconcile their traumatic pasts in the wake of violence, big and small, spiritual and corporeal. A morphine-addicted nurse wanders through the decimated French countryside in search of purpose; a dissatisfied wife sporadically takes a train across Spain with a much younger man in the wake of a building explosion; a lost young woman emigrates from Korea to Shanghai, where she aimlessly works in a camera sweat shop, trying fruitlessly to outrun the ghosts of her past. In this "fantastic collection" (Los Angeles Times), “Paul Yoon’s dazzling use of wordplay, pacing, and the quiet authenticity of his characters…makes him one of the most evocative writers working today” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). With The Mountain, “Yoon proves himself a literary alchemist, transforming tragedy into beauty with deft reminders of our universal connections…Joining such luminaries as Jhumpa Lahiri, Junot Díaz, and Alice Munro, Yoon has undoubtedly earned membership in the exclusive coterie of today’s finest writers of the short form” (Library Journal, starred review).

1954. À la fin de la guerre de Corée et au sortir des camps de prisonniers établis par les Américains, Yohan, un jeune soldat du Nord, se voit proposer, comme à des milliers de ses camarades d''infortune, de s''expatrier. Il choisit le Brésil, dont il ne sait rien et ne parle pas la langue, et s''installe, en vertu d''un accord passé avec les Nations unies, dans un village sur la côte où il trouve du travail. Bien qu''étranger sur cette terre, Yohan trouve un père en la personne de son employeur, Kiyoshi, un tailleur japonais établi là depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, puis une famille auprès de Peixe, fils de pêcheurs devenu gardien de l''église du quartier, et de deux jeunes orphelins. Mais vouloir se construire un présent n''efface pas un passé douloureux, et Yohan devra se battre pour chasser les démons qui le hantent... À la manière d''Alessandro Baricco dans Soie, Paul Yoon, l''auteur d''Autrefois le rivage, saisit l''essence de la vie et sa beauté dans la résilience d''un être qui survit à l''horreur et se réinvente. « Paul Yoon réussit à transformer des scènes ordinaires en véritables instants de grâce. Un roman minimaliste et magnifiquement maîtrisé. » - Kirkus Review

Une petite île au large de la Corée du Sud, autrefois fréquentée par les pêcheurs, aujourd''hui envahie par les touristes. C''est le décor qu''a choisi le jeune écrivain américain d''origine coréenne Paul Yoon pour situer son premier livre, qui se déploie sur plus d''un demi-siècle, de la guerre de Corée à nos jours. À l''image de la nouvelle qui donne son titre au recueil et raconte l''amitié improbable entre une vieille dame, la veuve d''un soldat américain, et un jeune serveur coréen bouleversé par la mort accidentelle de son frère, l''écriture lumineuse et mélancolique de Paul Yoon sait exprimer secrets et silences. Ces instants où le chagrin ouvre à la réconciliation, lorsque les non-dits, aussi assourdissants que l''écho des armes, s''évanouissent enfin. « La grande beauté de ce livre tient à sa retenue, dans la douceur comme dans la dureté : Paul Yoon possède déjà un vrai talent. » The New York Times

We are proud to introduce seven powerful, original, and irresistible novels coming in 2013 from Simon & Schuster: The Love Song of Jonny Valentine, Y, Middle Men, Motherland, The Why of Things, The Gravity of Birds, and Snow Hunters. This sample features exclusive excerpts, interviews with the writers, and commentary from the books’ editors. · In The Love Song of Jonny Valentine by Teddy Wayne, an eleven-year-old pop megastar searches for his identity in the dark heart of America''s monstrous obsession with fame. · Marjorie Celona’s highly acclaimed and exquisitely rendered debut, Y, follows a wise-beyond-her-years foster child abandoned as a newborn on the doorstep of the local YMCA. · From an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, Motherland is a powerful story of a love triangle set in England, France, India, and Jamaica against the backdrop of World War II. · In Middle Men, Stegner Fellow and New Yorker contributor Jim Gavin delivers a hilarious and panoramic vision of California, portraying a group of men, from young dreamers to old vets, as they make valiant forays into middle-class respectability. · Tracy Guzeman''s compelling debut novel, The Gravity of Birds, follows the ordeal of an art authenticator and an art historian employed by a famous, reclusive painter to sell a never-before-seen portrait, leading them to discover devastating secrets two sisters have kept from each other, and from the artist. · In Snow Hunters, an elegant, haunting, and highly anticipated debut novel from 5 Under 35 National Book Foundation honoree Paul Yoon, a North Korean war refugee confronts the wreckage of his past. · From the critically acclaimed author of December comes The Why Of Things, a buoyant and beautiful new novel about a family struggling in the aftermath of a suicide. Each author is an accomplished artist and has created a lasting work you’ll want to read and relish and talk about.

"A highly anticipated debut novel from 5 Under 35 National Book Foundation honoree featuring a Korean War refugee who emigrates to Brazil to become a tailor''s apprentice and confronts the wreckage of his past"--

So persuasive are Yoon''s powers of invention that I went searching for his Solla Island somewhere off the mainland of South Korea not realizing that it exists only in this breathtaking collection of eight interlinked stories...Yoon''s writing results in a fully formed, deftly executed debut. The lost lives, while heartbreaking, prove illuminating in Yoon''s made-up world, so convincing and real. To read is truly to believe. San Francisco Chronicle ''''Paul Yoon writes stories the way Faberg made eggs; with untold craftsmanship, artistry, and delicacy. Again and again another layer of intricacy is revealed, proving that something as small as a story can be as satisfying and moving as a Russian novel. Ann Patchett ''''These are lovely stories, rendered with a Chekhovian elegance. They span from post - World War II to the new millennium, with characters of different ethnicities, yet each story has a timelessness and relevance that''s haunting and unforgettable. Yoon is a sparkling new writer to welcome and celebrate. Don Lee ''''these are splendid stories, at once lyrical and plain-spoken and full of unusual realities. Once the Shore is a kind of fantastic Korean gazetteer that tours us confidently through unpredictable incidents and often startling conversations. Paul Yoon''s writing is erotic, haunting, original and worldly. Howard Norman Spanning over half a century from the years just before the Korean War to the present the eight stories in this collection reveal an intricate and unforgettable portrait of a single island in the South Pacific. Novelistic in scope, daring in its varied environments, Once the Shore introduces a remarkable new voice in international fiction.

It seems that Sam, Daniel, Lucy, and Christine have advance into the final round of a science quiz contest and the match is at the Dream Land Amusement Park.

Multiple attribute decision making (MADM) procedures, a process for making preference decisions over the available alternatives which are characterized by multiple (usually conflicting) attributes are useful for improving decision making in a wide range of circumstances--from professional to managerial to political. Using real-world case examples, the authors introduce the reader to normative (for optimal decisions) MADM models. Beginning in chapter 2 with and introductions to the various attributes in a decision, the authors explore how MADM methods can be used for descriptive purposes to model the existing decision-making process, noncompensatory and scoring methods, accommodation of soft data, construction of a multiple decision support system, and the validity of methods. The authors also include a presentation of the advanced procedures of TOPSIS and ELECTRE. This manual offers social scientists an encapsulated view of MADM methods, their characteristics, applicability, and the methods for solving MADM problems.