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The Stone Home BY Crystal Hana Kim
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“It is a privilege to read Crystal Hana Kim’s fiction, which both edifies and enlightens.” —Min Jin Lee
The Stone Home, a hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story, reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center. This stunning work from the critically acclaimed author of If You Leave Me carries great emotional power.
In 2011, Eunju Oh opens her door to greet a stranger: a young Korean American woman holding a familiar-looking knife—a knife Eunju hasn’t seen in thirty years, one that connects her to a past she desperately hoped to leave behind.
In the 1980s, young Eunju and her mother are homeless on the streets of South Korea. Captured by the police, they’re sent to a state-sanctioned reformatory center that claims to rehabilitate the nation’s citizens but hides a darker, more violent reality. Within these walls, Eunju and her mother form a tight-knit community with the other women in the kitchen, while two teenage brothers, Sangchul and Youngchul, labor in the workshops. Facing increasingly desperate decisions, they are all forced down paths of survival with repercussions echoing for decades.
Inspired by real events and told through alternating timelines and intimate perspectives, The Stone Home is a deeply affecting story of a mother and daughter’s love and a pair of brothers whose bond is tested beyond limits. Crystal Hana Kim captures a shameful period of history with breathtaking restraint and tenderness, exploring the legacy of violence, the psychology of power, and the extraordinary acts of devotion and friendship that can arise in the darkest times.
The Stone Home, a hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story, reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center. This stunning work from the critically acclaimed author of If You Leave Me carries great emotional power.
In 2011, Eunju Oh opens her door to greet a stranger: a young Korean American woman holding a familiar-looking knife—a knife Eunju hasn’t seen in thirty years, one that connects her to a past she desperately hoped to leave behind.
In the 1980s, young Eunju and her mother are homeless on the streets of South Korea. Captured by the police, they’re sent to a state-sanctioned reformatory center that claims to rehabilitate the nation’s citizens but hides a darker, more violent reality. Within these walls, Eunju and her mother form a tight-knit community with the other women in the kitchen, while two teenage brothers, Sangchul and Youngchul, labor in the workshops. Facing increasingly desperate decisions, they are all forced down paths of survival with repercussions echoing for decades.
Inspired by real events and told through alternating timelines and intimate perspectives, The Stone Home is a deeply affecting story of a mother and daughter’s love and a pair of brothers whose bond is tested beyond limits. Crystal Hana Kim captures a shameful period of history with breathtaking restraint and tenderness, exploring the legacy of violence, the psychology of power, and the extraordinary acts of devotion and friendship that can arise in the darkest times.
Listed on 22 July, 2024