Mannequin

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Mannequin by Ch'oe Yun, Dalkey Archive Press
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Author: Ch'oe Yun ISBN: 9781628971965
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press Publication: November 23, 2016
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press Language: English
Author: Ch'oe Yun
ISBN: 9781628971965
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Publication: November 23, 2016
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press
Language: English

Ch’oe Yun’s Mannequin is a novel that reflects on the meaning of beauty and its many facets of existence. The beauty of the main character, Jini, is captured through a carefree imagination that describes it as “the music of the wind,” or something that can’t be described in words. Through the beauty that penetrates and captivates us in fleeting moments, the novel leads us to critically reflect on the question of what true beauty is in a world where people are captivated by the beauty of advertising models in a flood of new products. In that respect, Mannequin, as the title implies, is a sad allegory on a capitalistic society in which a woman’s body, artificial and standardized, becomes a product.

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Ch’oe Yun’s Mannequin is a novel that reflects on the meaning of beauty and its many facets of existence. The beauty of the main character, Jini, is captured through a carefree imagination that describes it as “the music of the wind,” or something that can’t be described in words. Through the beauty that penetrates and captivates us in fleeting moments, the novel leads us to critically reflect on the question of what true beauty is in a world where people are captivated by the beauty of advertising models in a flood of new products. In that respect, Mannequin, as the title implies, is a sad allegory on a capitalistic society in which a woman’s body, artificial and standardized, becomes a product.

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