Apr 21 2012 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center- 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238

Chung reads from her debut novel, Forgotten Country. Weaving Korean folklore and history within a modern narrative of immigration and identity, Chung delivers a fierce exploration of the inevitability of loss and the conflict between loyalty and freedom. WNYC’s Leonard Lopate hosts.

About the Book
Weaving Korean folklore and history within a modern narrative of immigration and identity, Catherine Chung delivers a fierce exploration of the inevitability of loss and the conflict between loyalty and freedom. Forgotten Country marks the debut of a graceful, astonishing new voice in fiction, one with a quiet ferocity that will break your heart.

About the Author
Catherine Chung lives in New York, where she is working on a new novel and a collection of essays. She is a Granta New Voice, and can often be found eating ice cream, petting other people’s dogs, or wandering around with her nose in a book.