Description
'Haunting, compulsive, stylish' ANNA METCALFE
'You won't be able to put this one down' PAUL YOON
'A horror story made into art' CLAIRE CAMERON
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Having grown up in the long shadow of the Korean War, Yewon is stuck in her small village.
She dreams of a hotel, where there are infinite keys to infinite rooms - and a quiet terror she is desperate to escape.
But when her little brother is conscripted into the South Korean army, Yewon's dreams start to seep into her reality, and she is forced to confront the unsettling truth about her country...
Stylish, visceral and haunting, The Invisible Hotel is an unforgettable literary horror about the human consequences of war, and the toll of being born into a conflict that shows no signs of stopping.
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READERS ARE LOVING THE INVISIBLE HOTEL
'A really good book'
'Written with such maturity and sensitivity'
'I can't stop thinking about this book'
'Incredible'
'By turns horrific, surreal, sad, but not without humour and romance'
About the Author
Yeji Y. Ham is a Korean Canadian writer. She received her B.A. in Creative Writing from University of British Columbia (2014) and M.F.A. in Literary Arts from Brown University (2016). At Brown, she taught fiction workshops and completed a short story collection titled Doraesol. A part of the collection was awarded the Frances Mason Harris' 26 Prizes in Fiction. She hopes that through writing, the stories of the voiceless and the forgotten would be brought out into the world.
Reviews
This ethereal debut novel, at once a horror story and a bird's bone-delicate exploration of trauma, is filled with ghosts. . . . An intriguing debut-not a story of war, but of a nightmarish visit to its echo chamber * Kirkus *
At turns beautiful and disturbing, The Invisible Hotel is a haunting exploration of our regrets about the things left unspoken with loved ones-and how we fill absences in our lives. A novel that's hard to put down, it's sure to linger once finished * British Columbia Review *
Extraordinary. Haunting, compulsive, stylish - as original a debut as you'd ever hope to read. * Anna Metcalfe, author of CHRYSALIS *
The Invisible Hotel wrestles artfully with big, vital questions: how do we honour and care for our elders without reinforcing a cycle of generational trauma? How do we forge new, joyful paths without indulging in mass cultural amnesia or closing our eyes to a world on fire? That it does so in a surreal, riveting, keep-the-lights-on masterwork of horror is all the more extraordinary. I will be haunted by this book for years to come. * Kim Fu, author of LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY *
The Invisible Hotel is an absolute fever dream - a book that explores, with haunted grace and magical wildness, the inescapable ghosts of a fractured, heartbroken country, and one woman's relentless quest to rush headlong into the labyrinths and mysteries that make up her family. What a thrill to read this: propulsive, electric, full of fury and ecstatic writing, you won't be able to put this one down. * Paul Yoon, author of THE HIVE AND THE HONEY *
How does a war play out in a person, a family, and through generations? The Invisible Hotel asks this ambitious and heartbreaking question. In prose that is sharp, clear, and startling, Yeji Y. Ham articulates the struggle to navigate trauma, and find joy, in the aftermath of the Korean War. This book is spectacular - a horror story made into art by way of unsettling truths. * Claire Cameron, author of THE LAST NEANDERTHAL and THE BEAR *
The Invisible Hotel traps us in a haunting labyrinth where the wounds of war gape open, bones tether, and the bond of family may be the one key to set us free. Yeji Y. Ham has crafted a luminously spellbinding narrative, knitting history, grief, and love to explore the knots that tie a family and a country. * Gerardo Samano Cordova, author of MONSTRILIO *
Book Information
ISBN 9781805460350
Author Yeji Y. Ham
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Atlantic Books
Publisher Atlantic Books
