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Kyung-Sook Shin with Jenny Wang Medina

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Author photo © Jun-yeon Kim

An instant bestseller in Korea and the follow up to the international bestseller, Please Look After Mom, I Went to See My Father by Kyung-Sook Shin centers on a woman’s efforts to reconnect with her aging father, uncovering long-held family secrets. More than just the portrait of a single man, I Went to See My Father opens a window onto humankind, family, loss, and war. With this long-awaited follow-up to Please Look After Mom—flawlessly rendered by award-winning translator Anton Hur—Kyung-Sook Shin has crafted an ambitious, global, epic, and lasting novel.

In a rare personal appearance in the U.S., Kyung-Sook Shin will be joined by Jenny Wang Medina to discuss her latest novel.

I Went to See My Father will be available for sale during the event.

 

Kyung-Sook Shin
with Jenny Wang Medina


Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 6:30 PM (EDT)

 

 

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About the Author:

Kyung-Sook Shin is one of South Korea’s most widely read and acclaimed novelists. She has been awarded the Manhae Grand Prize for Literature, the Dong-in Literary Award, the Man Asian Literary Prize, and many others. Shin is the author of eight novels, eight short story collections, and three essay collections, including the NYT-bestselling Please Look After Mom, which has been published in more than forty countries.

 

About the Moderator:

Jenny Wang Medina is Assistant Professor in modern Korean literature and culture at Emory College.