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Join co-hosts Anne Moore and Chris Stacey for our last book selection for Korea, The Guest by Hwang Sok-Yong. We hope to see you in January to help us create a community you’ll find inviting, fun, engaging and a place to sustain meaningful friendships.
During the Korean War, Hwanghae Province in North Korea was the setting of a gruesome fifty-two-day massacre. In an act of collective amnesia, the atrocities were attributed to American military, but in truth they resulted from malicious battling between Christian and Communist Koreans. Forty years later, Ryu Yosop, a minister living in America returns to his home village, where his older brother once played a notorious role in the bloodshed. Besieged by vivid memories and visited by the troubled spirits of the deceased, Yosop must face the survivors of the tragedy and lay his brother's soul to rest. Winner of the Daesan Literary Award for Fiction in 2001. Pages: 240
Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
Time: 6:00PM Central
Location: Fine Arts Building, 410 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
Cost: We're in the process of determining food and beverage. We'll keep all registrants updated.
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