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Riding a crest of enormous praise, this debut novel by an American man about a North Korean citizen is a worthy achievement, and one I couldn't put down for two days straight. Despite twists of plot that in fiction often seem too coincidental, the reader's sympathy and alignment to the protagonist is so rich and deeply felt that these happenstances feel believable, and are forgivable. The book
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The Calligrapher's Daughter
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Five pages and a fruit bowl (Literature & Fiction)
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Personal essay on flashback and backstory in writing
Jazz and Keyboards (Nonfiction)
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― Eugenia Kim, The Calligrapher's Daughter
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