Other Gateway Korea Foundation Events
Minsoo Kang, The Melancholy of Untold History
Meet the Author: Book Reading & Signing
November 14 | Ray’s Sportshouse | Doors open @ 6:30 PM
The Gateway Korea Foundation and Left Bank Books host Minsoo Kang for a reading, Q&A, and signing of his debut novel The Melancholy of Untold History.
An epic story spanning three thousand years in the history of a country called the Grand Circle. It narrates the founding myth of the civilization involving four mountain gods who begin as friends but become bitter enemies, with terrible consequences for the humans who build the first civilization in the land. The novel then recounts important moments in the country’s history, of an emperor who decides to fabricate an entire period of the past in order to glorify his ancestors, and of a dynasty that comes to a catastrophic end due to intrigue in the imperial court. All of these stories are told by an ancient storyteller awaiting execution for reasons that he does not understand, and a modern-day historian who is trying to come to terms with the tragedies in his life through his study of the remote past.
Appetizers, refreshments, and a cash bar will be offered. This event is free and open to the public. The book can be preordered through Left Bank Books and will also be available for purchase at the event. https://www.left-bank.com/book/9780063337503
WashU Reads han kang: A celebration
November 22, 2024
Danforth University Center 276, Washington University
Reception-5:30 PM
Readings-6:00 PM
A celebration of South Korean novelist Han Kang, winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature, “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”
The event will feature Paige Morris, one of the co-translators of Han's most recent work We Do Not Part 작별하지 않는다 (available Feb. 2025 from Penguin Random House).
Please join us for an evening of bilingual readings from Han’s major works by undergraduate and graduate students at WashU, followed by discussions and a Q&A with the translator.
The event is co-sponsored by East Asian Languages and Cultures, The Center for the Literary Arts and the Department of Comparative Literature and Thought at WashU.
pianist yeol eum son with the slso
Join Gateway Korea Foundation to welcome Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son as she performs Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the SLSO on Sunday, November 24, 3:00pm at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Ticket Discount + Reception
Gateway Korea Foundation members and families can enjoy a 15% discount on up to 4 tickets per order and attend a post-concert reception with Ms. Son in the Lee Theater. Simply enter the promo code GATEWAY in the upper right corner of this concert description link before you select your seats: Yeol Eum Son + SLSO.