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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

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Patriotism is just an idea, so is capitalism or communism. But ideas can make men forget their own interests. And the guys in charge will exploit men who believe in ideas too much.

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“Having looked at the objects of the universe, I find there is no one, nor any particle of one, but has reference to the Soul. —Walt Whitman”
― Richard Rohr, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe

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“One evening I sat Beauty on my knees – And I found her bitter – And I reviled her.”
― Arthur Rimbaud, A Season in Hell

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“I often carry things to read
so that I will not have to look at
the people.”
― Charles Bukowski, The Last Night of the Earth Poems

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“Mistah Kurtz--he dead.”
― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

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“To borrow Granny’s description, a bookstore is a place densely populated with tens of thousands of authors, dead or living, residing side by side. But books are quiet. They remain dead silent until somebody flips open a page. Only then do they spill out their stories, calmly and thoroughly, just enough at a time for me to handle.”
― Won-pyung Sohn, Almond

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The RAS Korean Literature Club — 75 members — last activity 8 hours, 10 min ago
The R.A.S. Korean Literature Club is an English-language, in-person, Korean-literature-discussion group in Seoul. ※※※ NEXT MEETING! ※※※ Thursday, Ju The R.A.S. Korean Literature Club is an English-language, in-person, Korean-literature-discussion group in Seoul. ※※※ NEXT MEETING! ※※※ Thursday, June 11th, 2026 - Gathering time: 6:30pm - Discussion 7:30--9:00pm [June 2026 book] ---> IF WE CANNOT GO AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT , by Cho-yeop Kim (tr. Anton Hur, 2026) [July 2026 book] ---> FLASHLIGHT , by Susan Choi _____ MEETING LOCATION North Terrace Building, BF below Trevari Cafe (Anguk), Jongno, Seoul. Address: 12 Yulgok-ro 10-gil, Jongno. 노스테라스빌딩, 트레바리 안국 아지트 (지하층) / 서울 종로구 율곡로10길 12 창덕이십일. _____ INFO Our club (RASKLC / RAS KLC / RAS-KLC / RAS Book Club) has one main gathering per month (usually second Thursday) plus regular special events (about one/month). We read and discuss works of Korean literature in English, usually in translation. We began as part of the Royal Asiatic Society—Korea ("RAS"; or RASKB), the former 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 GoodReads page "Bookshelf": https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/1263773?order=d&per_page=30&shelf=read&sort=date_finished&view=main , and the list of books read by the Club: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_folder/497131?group_id=1263773 OTHER EVENTS The RAS Korean Literature Club hosts special events regularly, including excursions, book-launches, and author-discussions. _______ JOIN US Feel free to join this GoodReads group, wherever you are in the world! Keep up with what we're doing; -- read, reply, start discussions: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_folder/0?group_id=1263773 If you're in Korea: Get in touch, join us in person. We have first-time guests at every gathering. CONTACT - KakaoTalk (ID "yuletyde"; Peter J) - Email: raskorealit AT "gee mail" - Instagram: @RAS_Korea_Lit ...more

Dostoyevsky's Lair: Russian Literature — 435 members — last activity Apr 01, 2023 02:23PM
This group explores Russian literature with an emphasis on 19th/20th century authors.

Goodreads Librarians Group — 323784 members — last activity 4 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Seoul Book Club Hosted by Barry Welsh — 363 members — last activity Mar 14, 2026 02:17PM
This is a book club for discussing Korea-related books. Everyone is welcome.