{"product_id":"a-magical-girl-retires-9780063388277","title":"A Magical Girl Retires","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Park Seolyeon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063388277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeolyeon, Park:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in 1989, \u003cstrong\u003ePark Seolyeon\u003c\/strong\u003e made her debut winning the Silcheon Munhak New Writers Prize in 2015 for her short story \"Mickey Mouse Club.\" Her books include the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Job of Marta, The Shirley Club, A Magical Girl Retires\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCapitalists Must Starve, \u003c\/em\u003e which won the 2018 Hankyoreh Literature Prize, as well as the story collections \u003cem\u003eMy Hormones Made Me Do It, Your Mom's the Better Player\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMe, Me, Madeline.\u003c\/em\u003e Her stories have been translated into Japanese, French, German, and English. She lives in Seoul, South Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHur, Anton:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnton Hur \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was subsequently raised in six different countries on four different continents, including British Hong Kong, Ethiopia, the United States, and Thailand, but he spent most of his time in Korea. He has worked as an interpreter and translator for more than two decades. In 2022, he was double longlisted and shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, and, in 2023, his translation of Bora Chung's \u003cem\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Awards. He lives in Seoul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Park Seolyeon \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48552001405085,"sku":"9780063388277","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3c92081a-b39c-411c-ba0a-81abf3371f80.jpg?v=1782826878","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-magical-girl-retires-9780063388277","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}