Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee gives us an insight into the lives of Korean-Americans. And why not, the author has herself immigrated to USA from South Korea when she was 7. The novel will be published in May by Warner Books.
The protagonist in the novel is Casey Han and it’s her story. The novel traces the treacherous and not so perfect life of Casey Han. The novel shifts between Queens and Manhattan. Casey’s parents work at a dry cleaner, are old fashioned and emotionally distant. And as most of the parents, they too experience difficulties understanding their already Americanized daughter. If we compare, the life of the heroine and the author, we can say that it is kind of a semi autobiography of Lee herself. The reviews of the book have been positive.
Lee, who lives in Manhattan with her husband and a son, has a degree in law. Min Jin Lee has received the 2004 Narrative prize for her short story ‘Axis of Happiness’. She has also received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in fiction writing and of the William Peden Prize in fiction. The Virginia Tech. shootings are being related to the book, but I don’t see any connection here as such, except that the Korean American was involved there too.
Source: USAtoday
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WIth the latest incident of Virginia Tech , i am sure the curiosity of Amrican-Korean family increases ....The book should sell
I don’t think that the incident of Virginia Tech would instigate people so as to dive into the life history of American-Korean family, it has been seen that novels with autobiographical element has always been a success, for instance Mohja Kahf’s The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf was too sold like hot cakes. In here, plot revolves around a female protagonist who is from Syria but settled in the American Midwest and it moved in the social settings of 1970s.
Pooja ,
There is a difference between instigate and curiosity. What i was refering about was the ”curiosity” aspect.
The recent shoot out by Cho Seung-Hui has made the Americans curious about Koreans and Asians.
We live in a world where comparison are made. Shortly after Cho Seung-Hui shot the students media started comparing his posted pictures with that of a movie ( Check Link http://www.libertyfilmfestival.com/libertas/?p=4973 )
The book in itself maybe exciting and self promoting,but all I wanted to convey was that the recent accident would add more ”curiosity”.
Have you ever wondered why the movie ”Coolie” was a super Hit movie ,though it did not deserve to be one..... its connection with Amitabhs accident
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Thanx for telling me the difference between instigation and curiosity, and also for making me aware why a film called ‘Coolie’ was a ‘super hit’ :-)
Ma’m Pooja ,
Going by your writing i do understand you are a good writer. I have been following your blog as well and that has been a learning experience.
Your reply is something i am unable to decide between ” A Genuine one or a sarcasm”....but whatever it is , all i would say is that I am not the most learned and I may try to find more reason and maybe spend some time the way you think....
Maybe i stand to be corrected....You may be right#postcomment
i knew it wud ignite debates.......it already has.....
i think i like to share peoples self opinion in public !
but i actually don’t see any of ur opinions here....
well! how can you remind the World about a 1980s BBC announcement of The UNO sharing a secret with a South Korean student in Newyork about a MECHANICAL MAN!
its not peoples, its people
its not peoples, its always people..