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French Anime “Funan” Explores Family Separation Under the Khmer Rouge
I recently went to see Dennis Do’s exquisite anime “Funan”, which is a snapshot of one extended family’s struggle as the world goes crazy around them. It’s a tough subject matter, but the brutal moments are very tastefully done off-screen. The film doesn’t spend a lot of time on the context of the family prior […]
Fifth Lucky Cat Series Promo Poster
Sketch 5 of my series of posters for The Lucky Cat Series depicting master sculptor Akio Yamamoto in his workshop. I decided that I’m doing two more sketches for a total of seven instead of just six, but I will also soon be adding some film reviews to this blog to fill in the void […]
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Sohyeon After Midnight Book Reading Videos and Character Roll-Call
I had some time this weekend to prepare a few videos for everyone to enjoy. The first video is my character roll-call, which I made for my readers who have been struggling to pronounce my characters’ names in a couple of my novels. Character Roll-Call: Then I prepared a three-part series of me reading selections […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Sketch – First in a Series
I am practicing my sketching by illustrating some characters and maybe scenes out of my bilingual novel, Sohyeon After Midnight, and this is my first installment.
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Here in Tangiers, Morocco – Jin Lee, Part 6
This time we’ll finish Kyung-sook Shin’s historical novel, Jin Lee (신경숙의《리진》). Part 4 has seven chapters, and like part 1, it has no opening letter for each chapter. The book then closes with an epilogue. Chapter 1 is titled “Reunion,” … Continue reading
Maupassant at the Morgue and a Cat Named Quasimodo – Jin Lee, Part 5
This time we’ll finish up part 3 of Kyung-sook Shin’s historical novel, Jin Lee (신경숙의《리진》). We only got through chapter 1 last time, and there are five more chapters remaining in this section. Chapter 2 is “A Feather Pen and … Continue reading
The Literary Salon in Le Bon Marché Department Store – Jin Lee, Part 4
This week, we’ll finish up volume 1 of Kyung-sook Shin’s historical novel, Jin Lee (신경숙의《리진》) and move on to volume 2 of the book series. One thing of note about East Asian novels is that, unlike in the US where … Continue reading
Dinner at the French Legation with Coq au Vin and Berlioz – Jin Lee, Part 3
Part 2 of Kyung-sook Shin’s historical novel, Jin Lee (신경숙의《리진》) has six chapters and runs for more than 200 pages. The structure of this section is quite a departure from Part 1. Each chapter has a letter from Collin de … Continue reading
