

Beasts of a Little Land
A Novel
Author: Juhea Kim
Narrator: Sue Jean Kim, Raymond Lee
Unabridged: 13 hr 30 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 12/07/2021
Author: Juhea Kim
Narrator: Sue Jean Kim, Raymond Lee
Unabridged: 13 hr 30 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 12/07/2021
Juhea Kim is the author of the novel Beasts of a Little Land, which was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the winner of the Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award, Russia’s largest annual award in literature. It has been translated around the world and is being adapted for television. She is also the author of City of Night Birds, which was a Reese’s Book Club pick. A graduate of Princeton University, her writing has been published in Granta, the Times Literary Supplement, the Independent, Zyzzyva, Guernica
oh wow. this is not a happy book. its honest and raw and shows how life doesnt always work out the way we might want it to. and its because of that, because nothing happened the way i wanted it to, it made for such an infuriating and heartbreaking story. but thats life. its messy and complicated and......more
Sweeping historical fiction that covers decades in Korea. Often brutal and gory but also fascinating and made me realize just how little I knew about Korea's Independence movement. Nothing like a good book to make you realize how stupid you are. I can usually read two books a day but this one took m......more
[URL not allowed] A sweeping novel of friendship and forgiveness against the backdrop of Korea in its fight for independence. Passionate and all-encompassing, the characters struggle to find their place in a world filled with betrayal, violence, and unrequited love. But ultimat......more
4.5 stars When I finished reading Juhea Kim’s debut novel Beasts of a Little Land, the first thought that came into my head was that this did not read like a debut at all. From the story structure to the development of the characters, to the historical details as well as the various themes and m......more