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1) Pachinko
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English
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"A new tour de force from the bestselling author of Free Food for Millionaires, for readers of The Kite Runner and Cutting for Stone. PACHINKO follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan....
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Arrested after a body is found beside mathematical symbols written in blood, Gilmo, a North Korean national, is assigned to CIA operative Angela, who learns of his past in Pyongyang, where he used his math genius to navigate the criminal underworld.
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Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The North Korean defector, human rights advocate, and bestselling author of In Order to Live sounds the alarm on the culture wars, identity politics, and authoritarian tendencies tearing America apart. After defecting from North Korea, Yeonmi Park foundliberty and freedom in America. But she also found a chilling crackdown on self-expression and thought that reminded her of the brutal regime she risked her life to escape. When she spoke out about...
4) 29 dates
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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"Ji-su's traditional South Korean parents are concerned by what they see as her lack of attention to her schoolwork and her future. Working with Seoul's premiere matchmaker to find the right boyfriend is one step toward ensuring Ji-su's success, and going on the recommended dates is Ji-su's compromise to please her parents while finding space to figure out her own dreams. But when she flubs a test then skips out on a date to spend time with friends,...
Author
Publisher
Open Letter
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Near the beginning of A Greater Music, the narrator, a young Korean writer, falls into an icy river in the Berlin suburbs, where she's been housesitting for her on-off boyfriend Joachim. This sets into motion a series of memories that move between the hazily defined present and the period three years ago when she first lived in Berlin. Throughout, the narrator's relationship with Joachim, a rough-and-ready metalworker, is contrasted with her friendship...
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