A Thousand Blues

Name: A Thousand Blues
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ISBN: 9781804995327

Cheon Seon-ran, Chi-Young Kim

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Korean

Penguin (Transworld)
12 May 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fiction in translation

From a massive rising star in the world of Korean female sci-fi comes the gripping, heartrending tale of how two sisters train a worn-out racehorse to run the slowest race of its life - for fans of KLARA AND THE SUN and CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN

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'Engaging, touching, subtly disturbing' K-Lit Review

'A stunningly crafted novel, evoking a myriad emotions' Kim Bo-young

'A dazzling, warm novel that shows us how to move forward as a society without leaving anyone or anything behind' Choi Jin-young, author of To the Warm Horizon

From its perch on top of a pile of junk inside a shed, Coli, a robot with powerful observational qualities, waits patiently for someone to find it.

Coli is special among AI robots. This is because Coli has the capacity for emotion.

Today, Coli is feeling particularly in awe - of the sky in all its wondrous shades of blue.

Luckily for Coli, a young girl is about to pass by. She is obsessed with robots.

Together, they will save a life.

But first, they must make friends, put themselves at risk, and pull off the mother of all deceptions.

'Feels like a feather softly descending and tickling my heart' Reader review
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By: Cheon Seon-ran
Translated by: Chi-Young Kim
Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 226g
ISBN: 9781804995327
ISBN 10: 1804995320
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 12 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Cheon Seon-ran (Author) Born in 1993, Cheon Seon-ran is a graduate of Dankook University and Anyang Arts school. She often dreams of a world where humans become a minority in a world of flora and fauna, and what the end of the world might look like. She penned her thoughts down in this novel which won the 4th Korea Sci-fi Literature Award. A THOUSAND BLUES has been adapted as a stage musical in Korea and will be published around the world. Chi-Young Kim (Translator) Chi-Young Kim is the translator of the New York Times bestselling Korean novel Please Look After Mom and the Korean contemporary classic The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly. She lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews for A Thousand Blues

[A] healing and heartfelt love story to the earth * My Weekly * The heartstring-tugging glimpses of a sad injured pony are cleverly layered with a multi-generational backstory about the various impacts of technological change on people’s lives. Lovely stuff. * SFX * Thoughtfully translated . . . and beautifully tracks the sacrifices made to save the racehorse Today. * PA Media * A heartwarming and fascinating story * Sheerluxe *