The Vegetarian

A beautiful and troubling book about rebellion and taboo, violence and sensuality, and above all – about the painful metamorphoses of the soul. Yong-hye and her husband led the most ordinary, measured life until she began to have nightmares. The dreams – obsessive images of blood and cruelty – torment Yong-hye. To clear her mind, she completely renounces meat. This small act of defiance reveals the fragility of her marriage and triggers a series of increasingly strange events. The critically acclaimed novel "The Vegetarian" is a dark, Kafkaesque allegory about power, obsession, and the struggle of a woman who seeks to liberate herself from violence both outside and within.