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Stephen Hong Sohn

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A Review of Paul Yoon’s Etna (Scribner, 2026)

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Paul Yoon’s Etna

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Paul Yoon’s Etna (Scribner, 2026) might be one of the most devastating reads of the year, but I will say it does have a more uplifting ending than that description might lead you to believe. Yoon is the author of many books I love, including Once the Shore, Snow Hunters, and Run Me to Earth. His pro

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	Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance by Karen Tei Yamashita, Stephen Hong Sohn (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Racial Asymmetries: Asian American Fictional Worlds 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inscrutable Belongings: Queer Asian North American Fiction 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transnational Asian American Literature: Sites and Transits by Shirley Lim (Editor), John Blair Gamber (Editor), Stephen Hong Sohn (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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