About this episode
Rachel Johnson interviews author Ela Lee about her writing journey and her books 'Jaded' and 'Minbak'.
This week Rachel is joined by the author Ela Lee, whose debit novel 'Jaded', took the literary world by storm. Ela became a secret novelist during the pandemic, switching her job as a City lawyer to delve into her passion for writing. Together they discuss the difficult process that came with writing her second book, 'Minbak', an intergenerational story about a family of three Korean women facing ruin following the 2008 financial crisis, which was inspired by Ela's own childhood.
People in this episode
Host: Rachel Johnson
Guest: Ela Lee
Topics covered
- writing
- literature
- intergenerational stories
- financial crisis
- personal journey
Keywords
- Ela Lee
- Jaded
- Minbak
- writing process
- Korean women
- financial crisis
- novelist
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Jaded, Minbak
Places: Korea
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