Comments on: Chang-rae Lee: A Gesture Life / Native Speaker http://londonkoreanlinks.net/2006/04/09/chang-rae-lee-a-gesture-life-native-speaker/ English language resources for Londoners (and others) interested in Korean culture Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:12:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Philip Gowman http://londonkoreanlinks.net/2006/04/09/chang-rae-lee-a-gesture-life-native-speaker/#comment-94 Philip Gowman Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:48:56 +0000 http://londonkoreanlinks.net/?p=163#comment-94 Yes, Amazon keep trying to get me to buy his third, but as it hasn't got a Korean angle I haven't explored it. Philip Yes, Amazon keep trying to get me to buy his third, but as it hasn’t got a Korean angle I haven’t explored it.
Philip

]]> By: Max http://londonkoreanlinks.net/2006/04/09/chang-rae-lee-a-gesture-life-native-speaker/#comment-90 Max Fri, 09 Jun 2006 09:59:09 +0000 http://londonkoreanlinks.net/?p=163#comment-90 I thought A Gesture Life was very well crafted, particularly the elegant and understated ending. For me the most powerful thing was that it told the story from a Japanese's perspective, bringing out the damage to the aggressors as well as the victims. He's written a third novel, but since Mr Lee isn't Korean and the book doesn't have a Korean theme, I suppose that's off-topic. I thought A Gesture Life was very well crafted, particularly the elegant and understated ending. For me the most powerful thing was that it told the story from a Japanese’s perspective, bringing out the damage to the aggressors as well as the victims.

He’s written a third novel, but since Mr Lee isn’t Korean and the book doesn’t have a Korean theme, I suppose that’s off-topic.

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