Maybe I am only just now starting to pay attention to these things but a few books by Korean-American authors have been hitting the top lists by sites like Buzzfeed and Bustle. For example, Follow Her Home was featured on Bustle's "Femme Fatale" list. A story on a Korean-American detective who finds herself in the middle of mystery involving her closest friends. Bustle reviews, "Cha’s book really sings when she brings the Korean American community in L.A. to life; part sleaze and part immigrant striving, it’s the perfect setting for an L.A. noir in contemporary times."
This summer while in the Barnes and Nobles at Union Square I picked up a copy of I'll Be Right There by Kyung Sook Shin. Laying on the " Must Read" table right next to Ready Player One this book is sure to be a hit stateside. Shin's English debut was in the powerful novel, Please Look After Mom, which sold over a million copies in South Korea. Both of her books depict contemporary Korea, with IBRT discussing the 1980s political revolution against an authoritarian leader from the point of university students who fawn after a beloved professor. To learn more about liberalism in South Korea, check out Steven Denney's recent feature in The Diplomat.
Know any other books focused on Korean or Korean-American issues? I'm interested to know what else is out there...
Know any other books focused on Korean or Korean-American issues? I'm interested to know what else is out there...