The White Book -- Background/Resources

[Marc]

This thread is for general discussion about the author, background materials, and sharing any interesting links/reviews.

REVIEWS
- NPR https://www.npr.org/2019/02/24/696798...
- World Literature Today https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/...
- The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/201...
- NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/bo...
- Book Forum https://www.bookforum.com/culture/the...
- The White Review https://www.thewhitereview.org/review...

INTERVIEWS
- Han Kang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQTI6...

- Deborah Smith (translator); older interviews not related specifically to this book):
LARB https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/w...
Korean Literature in Translation http://www.ktlit.com/allie-park-inter...

Let us know if you'll be joining us and if you've read anything else by Han Kang.

And thanks for dropping by!

[Vesna]

Marc, I look forward to the discussion! I'll be a late joiner though. This will be my first Han Kang.

[Marc]

Great, Vesna! It’s pretty short, so even though I finished it a few days ago, I think I’ll be rereading it as we discuss. Lots to ruminate.

[Joe]

Maybe it’s due to the holiday season, but I am surprised that more people have not joined the discussion on this book. I’m traveling right now and will get to it right after the New Year. Cheers!

[Marc]

Joe, I'm chalking it up to the holidays and the fact that it's frequently a bit harder to talk about books that have less traditional structure/elements, especially when they have poetic aspects.

I just finished re-reading it this morning. This is unheard of for me, so it's possible I'm dying or the world is coming to an end.