Elisa Shua Dusapin Books in Order

A young French Korean receptionist in a quiet seaside guesthouse forms an uneasy connection with a visiting French cartoonist. Their excursions and his drawings expose conflicting ideas of Korea, identity, intimacy, and what it means to be seen.

Spending a summer in Tokyo, Claire tutors a young girl while planning a Korean trip with her grandparents. Their pachinko parlor and unspoken memories of displacement become central to her exploration of family history, belonging, and distance.

Newly graduated costume designer Nathalie travels to Vladivostok to work with a trio of circus performers. As they prepare a dangerous Russian Bar act for a winter festival, fragile relationships develop around trust, collaboration, and physical risk.

Agathe returns to rural France after fifteen years away to help her silent sister empty their dead father’s house. Given nine days before demolition, they sort possessions while childhood memories and long-buried resentments disturb their strained reunion.