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020 9780063373266|qinbunden
041 1 eng|hkor
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084 He.01|2kssb/8
092 0 Fantastik|bengelska
100 1 Park, Seolyeon|4aut
240 10 Mabopssonyo euntwehamnida
245 12 A magical girl retires /|cSeolyeon Park
264 1 |bHarperVia,|c2024
264 4 |c©2022
300 176 sidor|c22 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
520 A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate
change and credit card debt in this delightful, witty, and
wildly imaginative ode to magical girl manga.Twenty-nine,
depressed, and drowning in credit card debt after losing
her job during the pandemic, a millennial woman decides to
end her troubles by jumping off Seoul's Mapo Bridge. But
her suicide attempt is interrupted by a girl dressed all
in white—her guardian angel. Ah Roa is a clairvoyant
magical girl on a mission to find the greatest magical
girl of all time. And our protagonist just may be that
special someone.But the young woman’s initial excitement
turns to frustration when she learns being a magical girl
in real life is much different than how it’s portrayed in
stories. It isn’t just destiny—it’s work. Magical girls go
to job fairs, join trade unions, attend classes. And for
this magical girl there are no special powers and no great
perks, and despite being magical, she still battles with
low self-esteem. Her magic wand . . . is a credit
card—which she must use to defeat a terrifying threat that
isn’t a monster or an intergalactic war. It’s global
climate change. Because magical girls need to think about
sustainability, too. Park Seolyeon reimagines classic
fantasy tropes in a novel that explores real-world
challenges that are both deeply personal and universal:
the search for meaning and the desire to do good in a
world that feels like it’s ending. A fun, fast-paced, and
enchanting narrative that sparkles thanks to award-
nominated translator Anton Hur, A Magical Girl Retires
reminds us that we are all magical girls—that fighting
evil by moonlight and winning love by daylight can be
anyone's game. [Bokinfo]
650 7 Fantasy|2saogf
650 7 Romaner|2saogf
700 1 Hur, Anton|4trl
