{"product_id":"simple-heart","title":"Simple Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year So Far by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this moving exploration of dual identities reminiscent of \u003ci\u003ePast Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, a writer's pregnancy raises questions about her own childhood abandonment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNana, a Korean-born playwright, was adopted as a child and raised in France by her adoptive parents. Pregnant with the child of her ex-boyfriend, Nana receives a request from a Korean filmmaker who wishes to make a documentary about her life. Following a sudden compulsion to learn more about her roots, she heads to Seoul as she prepares to bring a new life into the world. There, through unexpected encounters, the dark threads of her memory gradually begin to unravel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimple Heart \u003c\/i\u003edelves into profound questions about identity and belonging, with a focus on family connections and motherhood that recalls Kyung-Sook Shin's \u003ci\u003ePlease Look After Mom\u003c\/i\u003e. It also shines a necessary light on issues such as international adoption and the historic US military presence in Korea.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1635425816\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781635425819\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Haejin, Cho, Chang, Jamie\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Feb 2026)","offer_id":46099767230661,"sku":"9781635425819","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781635425819.jpg?v=1776644583","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/simple-heart","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}