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WALKING PRACTICE - DOLKI MIN GEBUNDEN

Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary
sensation from South Korea about an alien's hunt for food that transforms into an existential
crisis about what it means to be human. After crashing their spacecraft in the middle of
nowhere  a shapeshifting alien find themself stranded on an unfamiliar planet and disabled by
Earth's gravity. To survive  they will need to practice walking. And what better way than to
hunt for food? As they discover  humans are delicious. Intelligent  clever  and adaptable  the
alien shift their gender  appearance  and conduct to suit a prey's sexual preference  then
attack at the pivotal moment of their encounter. They use a variety of hunting tools  including
a popular dating app  to target the juiciest prey and carry a backpack filled with torturous
instruments and cleaning equipment. But the alien's existence begins to unravel one night when
they fail to kill their latest meal. Thrust into an ill-fated chase across the city  the alien
is confronted with the psychological and physical tolls their experience on Earth has taken.
Questioning what they must do to sustain their own survival  they begin to understand why
humans also fight to live. But their hunger is insatiable  and the alien once again targets a
new prey  not knowing what awaits. . . . Dolki Min's haunting debut novel is part psychological
thriller  part searing critique of the social structures that marginalize those who are
different?the disabled  queer  and nonconformist. Walking Practice uncovers humanity in who we
consider to be alien  and illuminates how alienation can shape the human experience. Walking
Practice features 21 black-and-white line drawings throughout. Translated from the Korean by
Victoria Caudle

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