{"product_id":"uncomfortably-happily-paperback-by-yeon-sik-hong","title":"Uncomfortably Happily Paperback by Yeon-sik Hong","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eDrawn and Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2017-06-13)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e576\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781770462601\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e1151.01\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.8 x 15.65 x 4.17\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Uncomfortably Happily\u003c\/i\u003e by Yeon-sik Hong tells the story of its author’s decision to leave 21st-century Seoul and move with his wife to a small house on top of a mountain... Charming and perhaps unexpectedly complex.\"—\u003ci\u003eGuardian, Best Graphic Novels of 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWhen the gentler pace and stillness of the countryside replace the roar of the city, but your editor keeps calling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith gorgeously detailed yet minimal art, cartoonist Yeon-Sik Hong explores his move with his wife to a small house atop a rural mountain, replacing the high-rent hubbub of Seoul with the quiet murmur of the country. With their dog, cats, and chickens by their side, the simple life and isolation they so desperately craved proves to present new anxieties. Hong paints a beautiful portrait of the Korean countryside, changing seasons, and the universal relationships humans have with each other as well as nature, both of which are sometimes frustrating but always rewarding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncomfortably Happily\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by American cartoonist Hellen Jo from the acclaimed Manhwa Today award-winning Korean edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYeon-sik Hong\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1971. He began apprenticing in a manga studio in 1990, and wrote his first short stories (in comics form) in 1992, but commercial projects kept him from his personal work for another decade. His graphic novel about moving to the countryside, \u003ci\u003eUncomfortably Happily\u003c\/i\u003e, was released to great acclaim in Korea in 2012 and translated into English by Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly in 2017. He and his partner now live on the outskirts of Seoul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46959905570977,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781770462601","price":37.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781770462601.jpg?v=1788336468","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/uncomfortably-happily-paperback-by-yeon-sik-hong","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}