“Pachinko” author Min Jin Lee on wrapping up her trilogy about Korean life
I read that Willa Cather read a chapter of the Bible every day. So I thought, I’m going to try that. So now I read a chapter of the Bible, every day, before I start writing fiction. I’ve done it since 1995. I must have read it, literally from page to page, about seven times. It has been so helpful to understand how things are written, with a long scope.
If you want to understand literature, especially Western literature, it’s almost impossible to do so without a very deep understanding of the Bible, as well as mythology — I mean, Shakespeare knew it cold. So, I’m such a huge fan of doing this, you couldn’t really get me to stop now.What is life like for South Korean kids? Busy.I’m watching the K-drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and just saw the episode on hagwons, which is the topic of your next book.
So then I thought, how do I understand what unites all of us around the world? I’ve had the great privilege of having interviewed thousands of Koreans now in every corner of the globe that I’ve been allowed to travel. And the one thing that struck me is that I’ve never met a Korean who doesn’t have a strong opinion about education — this very strong emotional aspect about the idea of education, and how you should educate yourself and your family.
… I’m working on it now trying to explore what education means to Korea, to Koreans and diasporic Koreans. So what I’m really writing about is wisdom.
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