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Miles from Nowhere

By Nami Mun

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| Paperback | 9781594483981

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From Publishers Weekly

Mun's first novel is a 1980s urban odyssey in which Joon-Mee, a 12-year-old Korean-American, leaves her troubled Bronx family for the life of a New York City runaway. The novel follows Joon over six years, as she lives in a homeless shelter, finds work as an underage esc Continue

From Publishers Weekly

Mun's first novel is a 1980s urban odyssey in which Joon-Mee, a 12-year-old Korean-American, leaves her troubled Bronx family for the life of a New York City runaway. The novel follows Joon over six years, as she lives in a homeless shelter, finds work as an underage escort and a streetwalker, succumbs to drug addiction and petty crime, then tries to turn it all around. Along the way we meet a cast of addicts, grifters and homeless people, including Wink, a boisterous but vulnerable young street veteran (I didn't even know they had boy prostitutes); Knowledge, a friend who ropes Joon into helping steal her family's Christmas tree; and Benny, a drugged-up orderly and self-destructive love interest. Mun is careful not to lean on the '80s ambience, and Joon's voice, purged of self-pity, sounds clear and strong on every page. Individual scenes, including Joon's first john, her interview with an antagonistic employment counselor and her climactic encounter with a good-hearted former neighbor, are wonderfully written. Unfortunately, the novel's episodic structure prevents Joon's story from building to anything greater than its parts.

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  • MILES FROM NOWHERE by Nami Mun

    Review by Bonnie Brody (DEC 8, 2009) Nami Mun’s Miles From Nowhere is a bold and gritty account of a young girl who leaves home at thirteen and experiences life on the streets, rape, addiction, and a series of horrific life events. She writes with no ... (read full critics)

    mostlyfiction published on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

  • 'Miles from Nowhere' by Nami Mun

    Due for publication late next month in the USA and early next year in the UK, Miles from Nowhere is by first-time novelist Nami Mun. ... (read full critics)

    readingmatters published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010

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  • Paperback 304 Pages
  • Edition: 1
  • ISBN-10: 1594483981
  • ISBN-13: 9781594483981
  • Publisher: Riverhead Trade
  • Pub date: Sep 01, 2009
  • Also available as: Hardcover and eBook
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