* Indies Introduce Pick for Summer 2024
“This delightful story transcends…..A comforting story of dreams, lives, and the ways people process all that reality offers them.”—Kirkus Review
What if there was a store that sold dreams? Which would you buy? And who might you become when you wake up? A captivating story that will leave a lingering magical feeling in readers' minds, Miye Lee's The Dallergut Dream Department Store is the first book in a bestselling duology for anyone exhausted from the reality of their daily life.
In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there's a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specializes in a specific type of dream: childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of stardom. Flying dreams are almost always sold out. Some seek dreams of loved ones who have died.
For Penny, an enthusiastic new hire, working at Dallergut is the opportunity of a lifetime. As she uncovers the workings of this whimsical world, she bonds with a cast of unforgettable characters.
Miye Lee discusses her debut novel, which has been translated into English by Sandy Joosun Lee.
Author Talks: Miye Lee
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
About the Speaker:
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Miye Lee was born in Busan in 1990. After graduating from the Busan National University School of Materials Science and Engineering, she worked as a semiconductor engineer at Samsung Electronics. Her debut novel The Dallergut Dream Department Store has sold over one million copies in Korea and was named the 2020 Book of the Year by numerous bookstores and websites, including Yes24, Interpark, Aladdin, and Youngpoong Books. |
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