The Wizard's Bakery: A magical coming-of-age story like no other - for fans of Korean translated fiction...

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Gu Byeong-mo Jamie Chang

The Wizard's Bakery

A magical coming-of-age story like no other - for fans of Korean translated fiction

Gu Byeong-mo, Jamie Chang

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WILDFIRE
10 June 2025

Fantasy; Fiction in translation; Fantasy

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The award-winning, shocking Korean bestseller, a unique tale where magic comes at a price.

'A story of choice and consequence. Unique and unorthodox' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I didn't want to stop reading, I still don't want the story to be over' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Don't we all need a little magic in our lives sometimes?'

Open twenty-four hours a day in a quiet Seoul neighbourhood, The Wizard's Bakery seems like any other where you can buy bread, cakes, and pastries, with a somewhat grumpy man behind the counter.

For a desperate runaway teen, it's a refuge from a fractured home - until he discovers the pastries hold magic: madeleines to fix broken hearts, almond bars to unearth memories buried deep within and cinnamon cookies for your worst enemies.

But each of these items come with a warning: the power contained in the treats inevitably alters the order of the world and can produce dramatic consequences for those who consume them, consequences that need to be weighed carefully.

Under the stern eye of the bakery's gruff wizard and his mysterious blue-haired assistant, the boy learns about the responsibility that comes with working in a bakery where every bite comes with a price.

READERS ARE COMPLETELY BEWITCHED BY THIS MAGICAL TALE:

'A very profound story with a lot to take away' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Absolutely charming and unexpectedly poignant' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Magic has never been so tempting' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

By: Gu Byeong-mo
Translated by: Jamie Chang
Imprint: WILDFIRE
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 180g
ISBN: 9781035428045
ISBN 10: 1035428040
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gu Byeong-mo was born in 1976 in Seoul. She studied Korean language and literature at Kyung Hee University, and worked as an editor. She made her literary debut with the novel Wizard Bakery (2009), which won the Changbi Prize. It became bestseller in Korea and was translated into many different languages. Her short story collection Hoping That It Wasn't Only Me (2015) received Writer of the Year Award and Hwang Sun-won Literary Award for New Writers.