Book jacket image for 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee

Harper

9780063240421

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8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster

Mirinae Lee drew inspiration from her own great-aunt, one of the oldest women to escape alone from North Korea, to create the complex protagonist of 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster.

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Review of ‘8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster’

“Slave. Escape artist. Murderer. Terrorist. Spy. Lover. Mother.” Seven identities are listed on the cover of the outstanding first novel from Mirinae Lee, which lays out the incredible historical circumstances that would allow such a multifaceted life. The majority of 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster is split into short stories that…

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