Wholesale A Magical Girl Retires (Nomad Edition) : Park Seolyeon

Park Seolyeon A Novel Paperback FICTION/Fantasy / Contemporary 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, now available in a convenient pocket-sized portable Nomad Edition. “Korean author Park Seolyeon’s English-language debut succeeds in ways no other recent novel has: in portraying the anxiety-riddled realities of coming of age in our present moment through an unexpected and fantastical lens.”—The Rumpus.com 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. Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur SEQUEL AND TELEVISION TIE-IN PLANNED: Dramatic rights were sold to a Korean production company in a major deal, and the novel will be produced as a television series. The author published the sequel, A MAGICAL GIRL REHIRED, in 2024, and HarperVia has acquired World English rights. . K-POPULAR: As K-pop acts sell out stadium tours and K-dramas hit Netflix’s Top 10, Americans are now riding the Korean (hallyu) literary wave as well. CELEBRATED TRANSLATOR: Anton Hur is a literary translator with a growing following and many acclaimed successes. He co-translated BTS’ Beyond the Story which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and is the author of Toward Eternity, available from HarperVia. A NOVEL FOR MILLENNIAL (AND GEN Z) MAGICAL GIRLS: A Magical Girl Retires will delight Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Madoka Magica fans and many more.