02482cam a2200409 i 4500 1155734702 TxAuBib 20240506120000.0 231006s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063373266 HRD 21.99 0063373262 HRD 21.99 (OCoLC)1401906989 TxAuBib rda eng kor Pak, Sŏ-ryŏn, author. Mabŏp sonyŏ ŭnt'oe hamnida Korean. A magical girl retires [BOOK] : a novel / Park Seolyeon ; translated by Anton Hur. First Harpervia edition. New York : HarperCollins, [2024] ©2024. 160 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Originally published as Mabopssonyo euntwehamnida in South Korea in 2022 by Changbi Publishers" -- tp verso. "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.". 20240506. Translated from the Korean. Women Korea (South) Fiction. Depression in women Fiction. Generation Y Fiction. Magic Fiction. Seoul (Korea) Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Park, Seolyeon/ Hur. Hur, Anton, translator.