“Fantasticallyoriginaldoesn’tbegintodescribethisexhilaratingglobe-spanning,decade-hoppingmasterpiece.Leehasachievedtheimpossible--fromafracturedcenturyofagoniesandbetrayals,shehaswovenanovelofimmensebeautyandregeneration.“--JunotD穩az,authorofTheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWaoLonglistedfortheWomen’sPrizeinFiction.JoiningtheacclaimedranksofPachinkoandAWomanisNoMan,arivetingandgenre-bendingdebutofloveandsurvival,setinthedemilitarizedzoneseparatingNorthandSouthKorea.LifeneartheNorthKoreanborderisazero-sumgame,anongoingbattleinwhichyoueitherwinoryoulose.Thisdangerous,shadowednetherworldishometoanunforgettablewomanknownonlyasthe“trickster.“InspiredbythestoryofLee’sgreataunt,oneoftheoldestwomentoescapealonefromNorthKorea,8LivesofaCenturyOldTricksterconsistsofeightdarkandspellbindingchaptersthatfollowthisremarkablecharacterandherfamilyastheystruggletosurviveduringthemostturbulenttimesofmodernKoreanhistory.MirinaeLee’stricksterisashapeshifter--throughoutthecourseoftheseinterconnectedchapterssheisaslave,anescapeartist,amurderer,aterrorist,aspy,alover,andamother--awomanwhomustoftenchoosetheunthinkabletosurvivewarandconquestinKorea.Herstoryisabeguiling,complextaleofloveandsurvivalthatwillkeepyouriveted--andspeculating--untiltheveryendthankstoLee’sbrillianttalentforsleightofhand.Afascinatinglookatsurvival,trauma,andfamily,8LivesofaCentury-OldTricksterisanincredibleliterarydebutfromabrightnewtalent.
