We publish books that matter — narrative and literary nonfiction on important topics, and the best of local, international, and translated fiction.

Join author Hwang Sok-yong for an in-person talk exploring the novel Mater 2-10 along with the novel's translators Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae.

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024, Mater 2-10 is a multi-dimensional epic tale threading three generations of Korean railroad workers. Starting with a laid-off factory worker staging a high-altitude sit-in, the story vividly depicts the lives of ordinary working Koreans from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century.

Moderated by Martin Colthorpe, this event will be held at the Korean Cultural Centre on the 20 May at 7 pm.

For more information and to RSVP, please visit the event website here.