Jane Y. Kim
Books: Warrior Poet
Jane Y. Kim - January 18, 2012
There is a certain catalyzing style
that comes of utter fearlessness, and the poet Bao Phi has cornered it with his
debut poetry collection, Sông I Sing.
Book Review: 'And Then' by Natsume Soseki
Jane Y. Kim - September 7, 2011
For anyone who has admitted to being more likely to think than to act, Japanese master Natsume Soseki's novel And Then will resonate keenly, even harshly.
Book Review: 'Please Look After Mom' by Kyung-sook Shin
Jane Y. Kim - July 13, 2011
When a mother goes missing in frenetic Seoul Station -- her grown children trusting that public transportation will safely bring their elderly, countryside-dwelling parents to their doorstep, and her fast-walking husband having years ago forgotten to glance backward -- the remaining members of her family are left to cope with the tremendousness of sudden loss.
Review of Kamala Nair's 'Girl in the Garden'
Jane Y. Kim - May 25, 2011
There is a ghost, a yekshi, that haunts the well behind the temple. So confides an older cousin to eleven-year-old Rakhee Singh, the narrator and protagonist of Kamala Nair's wistful debut novel, The Girl in the Garden.