"A boldly imagined novel of Korea and America, of a curse between sisters, and
a family trying to outrun a painful legacy that will not let them go. Chillingly beautiful and magnetic, unforgettable."
Alexander Chee
Riverhead Books, March 2012
About the Book
Weaving Korean folklore and history within a modern narrative of immigration and identity, Catherine Chung delivers a fierce
exploration of the inevitability of loss and the conflict between loyalty and freedom. Forgotten Country marks the debut of a graceful,
astonishing new voice in fiction, one with a quiet ferocity that will break your heart.
Catherine Chung lives in New York, where she is working on a new novel and a collection of essays. She is a Granta New Voice, and can often be found eating ice cream, petting other people's dogs, or wandering around with her nose in a book.
