Euny Hong: The Birth of Korean Cool How one nation is conquering the world through pop culture Simon & Schuster UK, 2014, 267pp Euny Hong’s first non-fiction book (we loved her novel) is in turn infuriating, entertaining and informative. Let’s get the infuriating bits done with first. In her approach to Romanization she is cavalier, … [Read More]
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Selected publications
- Hyeseung Song: Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl 2024
- Yeonmi Park: While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector’s Search for Freedom in America 2023
- Y Euny Hong: The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture 2014
- Y Euny Hong: Kept: A Comedy of Sex and Manners 2006
The end of the line — a review of Y Euny Hong: Kept
Y Euny Hong: Kept – a comedy of sex and manners Simon & Schuster, 2006 The author of this entertaining comedy, Y Euny Hong, claims to speak from experience as a surviving descendent of a declining Korean aristocratic family. Making a living now as a journalist, she was given the generous opportunity of 3 pages … [Read More]