About this episode
The episode compares two works of literature focusing on Korean history and figures.
Year of Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi (1991) vs Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-sung by Fyodor Tertitskiy (2025)
People in this episode
Host: You Don’t Know Lit
Topics covered
- Korean history
- literature
- biography
- cultural analysis
- historical fiction
Keywords
- Korean history
- Sook Nyul Choi
- Fyodor Tertitskiy
- literature
- biography
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Year of Impossible Goodbyes, Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-sung
Places: Korean
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