Korean Book Club - ‘My Brilliant Life’, Ae-ran Kim

Discover Korean literature and explore its various themes in KCC's monthly Korean Book Club

 This month we are going to discuss the novel ‘My Brilliant Life’ by Ae-ran Kim

 ▪ Language: English

  (Korean Book Club gatherings are alternatively held in French, Dutch and English.)  

▪ Date: Thursday, May 19, 19h00-21h00 

▪ Venue: Korean Cultural Center Brussels  

▪ Entrance Free - Application is necessary 

▪ Application deadline: Sunday, May 1, 2022

 CLICK HERE to apply for the book club through this Google form.

The applicants who will be able to attend this session will be randomly drawn and will be contacted through e-mail on Tuesday, May 2. (Please, do not forget to check your spam box!) 

Once they have received their confirmation e-mail, they will be able to pick up a copy of the book. 

Summary / About the book- ‘My Brilliant Life’ (EN)

Translated from Korean by Chi-Young Kim

Ae-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times.

Areum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang—his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend—and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see.

For several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents’ often embellished stories about his family and childhood. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad; their own falling-in-love story.

Through it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons.

About the author – Ae-ran Kim

Ae-ran Kim was born in Incheon, South Korea, the youngest of three daughters. She has won the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award, Kim Yu-jeong Literary Award, Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award, and the Prix de l'Inaperçu, among others, for her short fiction and collections. My Brilliant Life is her first novel.

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