About this episode
Min Jin Lee discusses her career and the intention behind her Korean diaspora novels.
The author of the award-winning novels “Pachinko” and “Free Food for Millionaires,” Min Jin Lee, discusses her remarkable career and the long journey and intention behind her Korean diaspora novels. Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: TED
Guest: Min Jin Lee
Topics covered
- Korean diaspora
- literature
- author career
- novels
- cultural identity
Keywords
- Min Jin Lee
- Pachinko
- Free Food for Millionaires
- Korean diaspora
- novels
- literature
- TED Talks
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Pachinko, Free Food for Millionaires
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