Why am I passionate about this?
I am an intrepid traveler and appreciate the perspective that traveling affords and the humanity it can engender. I have had the good fortune of traveling to over 60 countries, and for all my books, I have not only traveled to the country or place where they have been set but spent time learning and living the culture. I am a book and world lover, and if I can’t physically go there, I can be transported there through books.
C.C.'s book list on World books that introduce different cultures
Why did C.C. love this book?
Well, apart from the fact that she lives in Harlem, where I spent many years, I am obsessively enthralled with South Korean History…always marveling at its meteoric rise from being one of the poorest countries in 1953 to today being a super economy. I believe they have some of the best writers I have ever read.
13 authors picked Pachinko as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
* The million-copy bestseller*
* National Book Award finalist *
* One of the New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2017 *
* Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club *
'This is a captivating book... Min Jin Lee's novel takes us through four generations and each character's search for identity and success. It's a powerful story about resilience and compassion' BARACK OBAMA.
Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja…