Global Voices Author Series: Chang-Rae Lee
Location:
International House, Assembly Hall
1414 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL
Chang-rae Lee, named one of the 20 best American writers by The New Yorker for his second novel, A Gesture Life, will be speaking on his latest book, The Surrendered, a novel about a Korean girl and an American vet whose lives become entangled with the Korean War. Lee immigrated to the United States from Korea at age 3. That experience of crossing a great
cultural divide haunts his fiction,which typically explores themes of identity and assimilation. These themes have clearly struck a chord with readers and critics. Native Speaker, his debut novel about a Korean-American outsider who becomes involved
in espionage, garnered numerous awards, including the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the American Book Award. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture and the Seminary Co-op Bookstores.
This event is free and open to the public.
International House, Assembly Hall
1414 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL
Chang-rae Lee, named one of the 20 best American writers by The New Yorker for his second novel, A Gesture Life, will be speaking on his latest book, The Surrendered, a novel about a Korean girl and an American vet whose lives become entangled with the Korean War. Lee immigrated to the United States from Korea at age 3. That experience of crossing a great
cultural divide haunts his fiction,which typically explores themes of identity and assimilation. These themes have clearly struck a chord with readers and critics. Native Speaker, his debut novel about a Korean-American outsider who becomes involved
in espionage, garnered numerous awards, including the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the American Book Award. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture and the Seminary Co-op Bookstores.
This event is free and open to the public.
Starts
3/12/2010 @ 6:00
Ends
3/12/2010
Location
University of Chicago
5801 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Location:
International House, Assembly Hall
1414 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL
Chang-rae Lee, named one of the 20 best American writers by The New Yorker for his second novel, A Gesture Life, will be speaking on his latest book, The Surrendered, a novel about a Korean girl and an American vet whose lives become entangled with the Korean War. Lee immigrated to the United States from Korea at age 3. That experience of crossing a great
cultural divide haunts his fiction,which typically explores themes of identity and assimilation. These themes have clearly struck a chord with readers and critics. Native Speaker, his debut novel about a Korean-American outsider who becomes involved
in espionage, garnered numerous awards, including the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the American Book Award. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture and the Seminary Co-op Bookstores.
This event is free and open to the public.
5801 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Location:
International House, Assembly Hall
1414 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL
Chang-rae Lee, named one of the 20 best American writers by The New Yorker for his second novel, A Gesture Life, will be speaking on his latest book, The Surrendered, a novel about a Korean girl and an American vet whose lives become entangled with the Korean War. Lee immigrated to the United States from Korea at age 3. That experience of crossing a great
cultural divide haunts his fiction,which typically explores themes of identity and assimilation. These themes have clearly struck a chord with readers and critics. Native Speaker, his debut novel about a Korean-American outsider who becomes involved
in espionage, garnered numerous awards, including the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the American Book Award. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture and the Seminary Co-op Bookstores.
This event is free and open to the public.
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