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Sympathy Tower Tokyo

by Rie Qudan

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My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1)

by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author)

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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins

by Barbara Demick (Goodreads Author)

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The Korean Literature Club (Seoul) — 106 members — last activity 4 hours, 2 min ago
The Korean Literature Club (a.k.a. RAS Book Club) is an English-language, in-person, Korean-literature-discussion group in Seoul. ※※※ UPCOMING EVENT The Korean Literature Club (a.k.a. RAS Book Club) is an English-language, in-person, Korean-literature-discussion group in Seoul. ※※※ UPCOMING EVENTS! ※※※ Thursday, Oct 22 (6:30pm gathering starts; 7:30pm discussion starts) --> BONOBO by You-jeong Jeong (tr. Brother Anthony of Taize) Sunday, Nov 1 --> Hwang Sunwon 'Sonagi' cultural village trip! Thurs, Nov 12 --> TREES ON A SLOPE by Hwang Sunwon Thurs, Dec 10 --> PERFECT HAPPINESS by You-jeong Jeong (tr. Sean Lin Halbert) ____ [MEETING LOCATION] North Terrace Building, BF below Trevari Cafe (Anguk), Jongno, Seoul. Address: 12 Yulgok-ro 10-gil, Jongno. 노스테라스빌딩, 트레바리 안국 아지트 / 서울 종로구 율곡로10길 12 창덕이십일. _____ [CLUB INFO - BASICS] We read and discuss works of Korean literature-in-translation. We hold 1-2 discussion gatherings/month & regular special events. We began affiliated with the Royal Asiatic Society—Korea ("RAS"; or RASKB / RASKLC / RAS-KLC / RAS Book Club), which was a social-scholarly organization dedicated to the study of Korea in English. Attendance at our gatherings is free and open to all who have read the book and can discuss it in English. ___ [PAST & FUTURE BOOKS] See "Bookshelf": https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/1263773?order=d&per_page=30&shelf=read&sort=date_finished&view=main , and List of books read by the Club (main page). [OTHER EVENTS] The Korean Literature Club hosts special events regularly. This includes excursions, book-launches, author-discussion, and group-based participation in relevant external events. ___ [JOIN US] If you're in Korea and are reading this: Get in touch! If outside Korea, feel free to join this GoodReads group, wherever you are in the world. Keep up with what we're doing; read, reply, or start discussions. ___ [CONTACT] - KakaoTalk (ID "yuletyde"; Peter J.) - Email: raskorealit AT "gee mail" - Instagram: @RAS_Korea_Lit - KoreanLiteratureClub.com - KorLitClub.com ...more

Books & Boba — 2838 members — last activity Sep 12, 2026 03:11PM
This is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical ...more