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But violent vertigo seized her again; she puked some more instead. A thunderous slam rocked the cubicle. She realized with a start of terror that the man was beating his fists against the thin wall of the cubicle. \u201cDo you fucking hear me,\u201d he shouted. \u201cThat bird became undone for you.\u201d The man was having trouble speaking, it seemed, rage rendering his words unintelligible. Strange squawking noises punctuated his speech. Jung-ha buried her head between her knees and screamed.<\/p>\n

The last thing she saw was a large pair of avian feet desperately clawing at the gap between the floor and the cubicle. But when the teachers eventually found her, she was unconscious and alone in the bathroom. Later, she retraced her steps in her mother\u2019s hallway. She aimed her flashlight at a shelf to see that the cup was missing. The pieces, likewise, were gone. What cup?<\/p>\n

was the only thing her mother said when Jung-ha asked about it. The parents eventually arrived. Three mothers and a father. They sat in a circle around the dinner table and picked at the food. \u201cSo, Ms. Hwi,\u201d one of them, the clear leader of the group, spoke. \u201cWe don\u2019t mean to be overbearing.\u201d But you are about to be anyway, Jung-ha thought. \u201cSome of the other parents have said that there is a student with, well, I\u2019m not sure what\u2019s the right way to say this, but they have a condition?\u201d<\/p>\n

Jung-ha\u2019s heart sank. From somewhere deep down, the same old anger stirred, but she was tired now. \u201cCerebral palsy,\u201d Jung-ha answered dully. \u201cAffects about two to three children out of a thousand.\u201d It surprised her that she still remembered the statistics. \u201cYes, okay, so you are aware,\u201d the parent answered. Relief washed over her face and Jung-ha hated her for it. She wanted to grab the parent by the collar and shake her.<\/p>\n

What the hell do you know, she wanted to scream. And then the floor dropped out of her anger. Guilt clenched her throat shut and whispered in her ears.<\/p>\n

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(Provided by Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc.). Names: Joon, An Chang, author. Title:God-disease \/ An Chang Joon. Description: First edition. | Louisville, Kentucky : Sarabande Books, [2025] Identifiers: ISBN: 978-1-956046-33-5 (paperback) | 978-1-956046-34-2 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Identity (Philosophical concept)–Fiction. | Language and languages–Fiction. | Social norms–Psychological aspects–Fiction. | Names–Fiction. | Mind and body–Fiction. | Change– Fiction. | LCGFT: Short stories. Classification: LCC: PS3610.O64257 G64 2025 | DDC: 813\/.6–dc23 Cover and interior by Danika Isdahl.<\/p>\n

Printed in USA. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Sarabande Books is a nonprofit literary organization. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports Sarabande Books with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.<\/p>\n

OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS Introduction by Manuel Mu\u00f1oz God-Disease Kuleshov Effect Separation Anxiety Autophagy Structural Failures Acknowledgments OceanofPDF.com INTRODUCTION \u201cNow, I see places and people that I\u2019ve never known,\u201d says a character near the end of this astonishing collection, \u201cand I think that I\u2019d be able to love them.\u2026 At least love better than what I know now.\u201d Such a statement, made with the characteristic straight-forwardness that marks the style holding these stories together, is one that yields even deeper rewards on second glance. God-Disease, by the debut writer an chang joon, takes us into the hearts of characters who are ill at ease in their own bodies and minds.<\/p>\n

They seek solutions\u2014or sometimes just the root of their problems\u2014 in their surroundings. Not only the physical landscapes (the municipalities of a new, contemporary Korea) but also the cultural notions that are passed down and maybe, for the first time, approached with serious doubt. What do these characters \u201cknow now\u201d? More darkly, is love the right word for what we cannot see or know? Many of the stories in God-Disease proceed with a deliberate pacing that can turn to foreboding before long. In the title opener, a young woman arrives from the United States to help curate a beetle exhibit at a small Korean museum.<\/p>\n

Her acculturation to her new surroundings lulls us, almost imperceptibly, to a psychic distress that charges her search for relief.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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