To be honest, Im not that much of a reader of Korean fiction, since so little is translated.
Chang-Rae LeeI wanted to present a sweep and scope of larger events, and a grander backdrop, but most important was to set against that a very singular, real and modest people struggling with every day and human struggles.
Chang-Rae LeeMy family immigrated when I was 3, and our predecessors inhabited the Korean Peninsula for as long as can be recalled.
Chang-Rae LeeFor if there is ever a moment when we are most vulnerable, itโs when weโre closest to the idea of the attained desire, and thus farthest from ourselves, which is when weโll tread through any flame.
Chang-Rae Lee