In her gorgeous debut, Chung offers a heartbreaking story about sisters, family, and keeping traditions alive - People magazineĬhung indelibly portays a Korea viciously divided, but ever bound to history, myth, and hope - O, The Oprah Magazine Her voice is fresh, her material rich, and Forgotten Country is an impressive, memorable debut - San Francisco Chronicle Chung brings a gentle, special gravity to this Korean family's tale of endurance. If you read one novel this spring, let it be Forgotten Country - Roxane Gay, at The Rumpus The story builds quietly, meticulously, and Chung does a masterful job of weaving the past with the present, incorporating mythology and memory in ways that both captivate and haunt. In Forgotten Country, Catherine Chung tells an inexpressibly beautiful story about a Korean family with a complex history.
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