Impossible Children

By Robert Yune

Here is a book of mapping: geography, heritage, cultural identity, and family. Impossible children must navigate an impossible world, and the question becomes "What do impossible children grow into, if not impossible adults?" With humor and a language crisply reflecting the experiences of the scientists, researchers, and working-class families of the collection, Robert Yune's stories guide readers across a familiar American landscape, focusing on the lives of Korean Americans who drift in and out of the stories like ghosts. In one story, two young Korean immigrant brothers are introduced to America by way of a wealthy doctor's home and guidance; later on, a brother seeks connection to his Korean heritage at a Civil War reenactment camp. The forces at play here pitch tiny heroes against tiny villains, all working toward an end that suggests disorientation may be the flipside of freedom.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1946448400
• ISBN13: 9781946448408
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Sarabande Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.9"