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Nami Mun grew up in Seoul, South Korea and Bronx, New York. For her first book, Miles from Nowhere, she received a Whiting Award and a Pushcart Prize, and was shortlisted for the Orange Award and the Asian American Literary Award. Miles From Nowhere became a national bestseller within first weeks of publication and was selected as "Editors’ Choice" and "Top Ten First Novels" by Booklist, "Best Fiction of 2009 So Far by Amazon," and as an Indie Next Pick. Chicago Magazine named her "Best New Novelist of 2009."

Previously, Nami has worked as an Avon Lady, a street vendor, a photojournalist, a waitress, an activities coordinator for a nursing home, and a criminal defense investigator. After earning a GED, she went on to get a BA in English from...more


Average rating: 3.39 · 1,158 ratings · 286 reviews · 1 distinct work
Miles from Nowhere
3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 1,159 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions
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“I was trapped in my body, and my body was trapped in this empty lot with men who knew nothing about love or pity but everything else crucial,” our young narrator, Joon, tells... "
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Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
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The first chapter left me speechless.
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Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
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Same Life by Maureen N. McLane
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Granta 114 by John Freeman
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"Too Much Happiness sounds like the book I want to write. Thanks for another great review, Charlotte. "
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Three Plays by Stephen Adly Guirgis
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Guirgis' characters leap off the page and onto your skin and they stay there, clinging, because you're all they've got.
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“He had no idea that grief was a reward. That it only came to those who were loyal, to those who loved more than they were capable of. ”
Nami Mun, Miles from Nowhere

“Hope was based on the unknown, and I liked knowing things. Like that I was going to fail. Failure had better odds. ”
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“Don't you ever get a tattoo, understand? All is says is that you ain't open to change.”
Nami Mun, Miles from Nowhere

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Nami Mun So great meeting you too. Thank you for everything...and I hope you like the book.
xNami


Amanda wrote: "Hi Nami,

It was good to meet you at the Cleveland Author Feast last week! I am going to read your book next!

Amanda"





Amanda Hi Nami,

It was good to meet you at the Cleveland Author Feast last week! I am going to read your book next!

Amanda


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Nami Mun Thanks for posting the nice review, Heather! xxNami


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