English-language book club, a chance to learn about Korea through literature

There are many ways to learn about a country.

Some people watch films.

Others visit museums.

Some Seoul residents are turning to literature.

This month, the Seorae Book Club is inviting readers to explore “The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness” by acclaimed Korean novelist Shin Kyung-sook, best known internationally for “Please Look After Mom.” The novel follows a teenage factory worker who leaves her rural hometown for Seoul during the country’s rapid industrialization in the 1970s, capturing the hopes ...