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    "annotation": "An unsettling novel in 3 acts, about rebellion and taboo, violence and eroticism. A cult bestseller in South Korea, translated by Deborah Smith",
    "description": "<p>Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize <br /><br />ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY&rsquo;S &ldquo;BEST BOOKS OF 2016 SO FAR&rdquo; <br />ONE OF TIME&rsquo;S &ldquo;BEST BOOKS OF 2016 SO FAR&rdquo; <br /><br />A beautiful, unsettling novel about rebellion and taboo, violence and eroticism, and the twisting metamorphosis of a soul Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams&mdash;invasive images of blood and brutality&mdash;torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It&rsquo;s a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that&rsquo;s become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her, but also from herself. Celebrated by critics around the world, The Vegetarian is a darkly allegorical, Kafka-esque tale of power, obsession, and one woman&rsquo;s struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her.</p>",
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