Thus begins Yu-jin’s frantic three-day search to uncover what happened that night, and to finally learn the truth about himself and his family. But was she calling for help? Or begging for her life? All he has is a faint impression of his mother calling his name. He can’t remember much about the night before having suffered from seizures for most of his life, Yu-jin often has trouble with his memory. Yu-jin soon discovers her murdered body, lying in a pool of blood at the bottom of the stairs of their stylish Seoul duplex. His senses, especially the sense of smell heightens and frequent headaches finally disappear.Įarly one morning, twenty-six-year-old Yu-jin wakes up to a strange metallic smell, and a phone call from his brother asking if everything’s all right at home – he missed a call from their mother in the middle of the night. To keep them under control and lead somewhat ‘normal’ life, he has to take his medication regularly, but the problem is – when he doesn’t, he feels so much more alive and energetic. Yu-jin is an intelligent 25-year old law student suffering from “the attacks” he connects to epilepsy. Who can you trust if you can’t trust yourself? The Good Son is inspired by a true story. HOW COULD YOU, YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN THE GOOD SON This is the first Novel by Jeong to have an official English translation the author created three novels prior to this one. It was translated into English by Chi-Young Kim, with the translation published in 2018 by Little Brown Book Group. The Good Son (Korean: 종의 기원 Jong-ui Giwon ‘The Origin of Species’) is a novel by You-Jeong Jeong, first published in South Korea in 2016 by Eunhaengnamu (도서출판 은행나무) (ISBN 9788956609959). ★★ Named a Must-Read Book of the Summer by Elle, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Bustle, CrimeReads, Lit Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, and Brit + Co ★★

★★ Finalist for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’s “Summer Reads” Book Club ★★ ★★ THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION FROM KOREA’S MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR YOU-JEONG JEONG.

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