Olympic Boulevard / Philip Onho Lee ; translated by John Cha.

By:

Lee, Philip Onho [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Korean Publication details: Urvine, CA : Seoul Selection, 2016.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1624120733
9781624120732

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DDC classification:

895.735 23

LOC classification:

PL994.48

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Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyrigt; Contents; Author's note; Hongdari; Hongdari and Helen; Sweatshop; Labyrinth; Blue Sky; Pigeons; The Kkwari Episode; Bachelor Party; Hongdari's Blues; Stars over Wilderness; Going to Santa Monica; Woman by the Beach; A Brilliant White Path; Going Home; About the Author; Credits.

Summary: Olympic Boulevard is a full-length novel by Philip Onho Lee that depicts the joys and sorrows of Korean immigrants in the United States. The story centers on a group of Koreans who emigrated in 1981 to build a new life and pursue the American Dream. Drawing on his experiences as a first-generation immigrant, Lee vividly depicts the ups and downs of Koreans' struggle to adjust to American life through lively storytelling and humor. This version was rendered into English by Korean-American translator John Cha.

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Olympic Boulevard is a full-length novel by Philip Onho Lee that depicts the joys and sorrows of Korean immigrants in the United States. The story centers on a group of Koreans who emigrated in 1981 to build a new life and pursue the American Dream. Drawing on his experiences as a first-generation immigrant, Lee vividly depicts the ups and downs of Koreans' struggle to adjust to American life through lively storytelling and humor. This version was rendered into English by Korean-American translator John Cha.

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