{"product_id":"same-bed-different-dreams","title":"Same Bed Different Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003eChicago Public Library, \u003ci\u003ePolygon, Kirkus Reviews \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1919, far-flung patriots establish the Korean Provisional Government to protest the Japanese occupation of their country. This government-in-exile proves mostly symbolic, though, and after Japan's defeat in World War II, the KPG dissolves and civil war erupts, resulting in the tragic North-South split that remains today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut what if the KPG still existed--now working toward a unified Korea, secretly pulling levers to further its aims? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSame Bed Different Dreams \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eweaves together three distinct narrative voices with an archive of mysterious images, and twists reality like a kaleidoscope. Korean history, American pop culture, and our tech-fraught lives come together in this extraordinary and unforgettable novel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoon Sheen, a former writer now employed by the tech behemoth GLOAT, comes into possession of an unfinished book seemingly authored by the KPG. The manuscript is a riveting revisionist history, connecting famous names and obscure bit players to the KPG's grand project--everyone from Syngman Rhee and architect-poet Yi Sang to Jack London and Marilyn Monroe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is in here, too, as are the Moonies and a history of violence extending from the assassination of President McKinley to the Reagan-era downing of a passenger plane that puts the world on the brink of war. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePersonal Days, Same Bed Different Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a raucously funny feat of imagination and a thrilling meld of history and fiction that pulls readers into another dimension--one in which utopia is possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished: USA, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Random House\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9780812988321\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ed Park","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58407402832203,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9780812988321.jpg?v=1788861969","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/same-bed-different-dreams","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}