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One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun
4.0

"I thought to myself that even if my shadow had drawn me deep into the woods, so deep that I never returned, someone would still have stuck flyers on the door, and pizzas would still have been sold."

The Fantasy elements in this novella are surreal and open to interpretation. I enjoyed it, for an urban fantasy novel, it's very grounded in reality.
This is a story set in Seoul and follows two young people called Eungyo and Mujae. Both of them work in an electronics market that is compared to a slum and that is being pulled down building by building. However, in this world your shadow can get away from you land even attack you if you are stressed, depressed etc.


The prose is simple and sparse and perfect for this little tale.