A fantastical coming-of-age story for fans of whimsical translated fiction The genre-defining Korean bestseller ''Don''t we all need a little magic in our lives sometimes?'' Open twenty-four hours a day, at first glance The Wizard''s Bakery seems like any ordinary bakery where you can buy bread, cakes, and cookies, with a somewhat grumpy man behind the counter. At first glance, that is. Because when the young boy who is our protagonist chooses it as a refuge to escape a difficult family situation, the reality he finds is quite different. Baked with the help of a mysterious blue-haired shop assistant, are sweets and pastries with immense powers, capable of changing lives: diabolical cinnamon cookies to give to those you can''t stand, madeleines to fix broken hearts, almond bars to remember the past. But each of these items comes with a warning, regardless of the positive or negative effect: the power contained in the treats inevitably alters the order of the world and sometimes produces dramatic consequences for those who consume them, consequences that need to be weighed carefully. Follow along with our protagonist as he learns about the responsibility that comes with working at this bakery . . . and most of all, how much people need a little bit magic in their lives.

Vorwort
The award-winning, magical Korean bestseller from the author of YOUR NEIGHBOUR'S TABLE and THE OLD WOMAN AND THE KNIFE.

Autorentext
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. Jamie Chang is a literary translator. She has translated Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-jin and Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo, among others. She teaches at the Translation Academy at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.

Klappentext
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.

** Translated from the Korean by Jamie Chang
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'** ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Zusammenfassung
The award-winning, shocking Korean bestseller from the author of YOUR NEIGHBOUR'S TABLE and THE OLD WOMAN AND THE KNIFE, about a boy who runs away from home and seeks refuge in a magical bakery.