{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/677831a8a1ad7348eb9843c7/68306ae69cad4906be7ff525?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 10: Korean Reads We Recommend ","description":"<p>This week’s episode is all about our favourite reads by Korean and Korean-American authors, including books about sulky giant octopuses, sinkhole tourism, empathy bypasses, diasporic depression, simulated marriages, and tearful encounters with gochujang. And as always, we discuss recent reads and what’s next on our TBRs.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recent reads</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>In Search Of Lost Time</em> by Marcel Proust (tr. Terence Kilmartin)</p><p><br></p><p><em>Sweat</em> by Emma Healy</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Meteorites: Encounters With Outer Space And Deep Time</em> by Helen Gordon</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Korean books and authors&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Crying In H Mart </em>by Michelle Zauner</p><p><br></p><p><em>Sea Change </em>by Gina Chung</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Disaster Tourist </em>by Yun Ko-Eun (tr. Lizze Buehler)</p><p><br></p><p><em>Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home </em>by Eric Kim</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Hive And The Honey</em> by Paul Yoon&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Trunk </em>by Kim Ryeo-Ryeong (tr. The KoLab)</p><p><br></p><p><em>Almond </em>by Won-Pyung Sohn (tr. Sandy Joosun Lee)</p><p><br></p><p><em>Black Girl From Pyongyang: In Search Of My Identity</em> by Monica Macias</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Up next</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>The Women</em> by Kristin Hannah</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Husbands</em> by Holly Gramazio</p><p><br></p><p><em>Atmosphere: A Love Story</em> by Taylor Jenkins Reid</p><p><br></p><p><em>My Friends</em> by Frederik Backman</p><p><br></p><p><em>Kakigori Summer</em> by Emily Itami</p><p><br></p><p><em>Endling</em> by Maria Reva</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also mentioned&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>@angelazbao</p><p><br></p><p><em>Snow Piercer, Parasite</em> by Bong Joon Ho</p><p><br></p><p>Libro FM</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast for more recommendations in between episodes&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Curious Readers"}