Marie Lee’s new book The Evening Hero recently got some buzz on Good Morning America. Last week, Good Morning America selected The Evening Hero as a buzz pick for the Good Morning America book club. Good Morning America flashed The Evening Hero on its Times Square jumbotron for tourists and readers worldwide as they walked […]
Marie Lee’s latest novel, The Evening Hero continues to pick up accolades from various publications since it’s debut a few short weeks ago. Latest on the list is the mention by the magazine, Vanity Fair, which lists Lee’s book, The Evening Hero as one of its reading recommendations for the month of June. Vanity Fair […]
Marie Lee has published more than 6 novels and this latest one shows new facets of the author’s writing. Hailed by Oprah’s Book Club, with an excerpt on the site, Marie’s novel, The Evening Hero, puts the reader directly into the experiences of Dr. Yunman Kwak, A Korean immigrant doctor who thought he was living […]
The Evening Hero is being met with some glowing reviews. The book is about a Korean immigrant Dr. Yungman Kwak and his disillusionment with the American Dream. The Star-Tribune calls the Evening Hero a ‘Sweeping Novel’ and states that Lee follows her protagonist with ‘comic flair.’ Dr. Yungman Kwak is at one time at the […]
The Evening Hero is preparing for its official launch in the literary world with early favorable reviews and recognition. Angie Kim, the best-selling author of the book Miracle creek, writes about The Evening Hero, saying that it is “Filled with sharp insights into immigrant life.” Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s new upcoming novel, The Evening Hero, follows […]
Photo: Lee Yoo-mi as Ji-yeong and Jung Ho-yeon as Kang Sae-byeok in “Squid Game” (YOUNGKYU PARK/Netflix). Read the full Salon article here. Squid Game first came to my attention via Korean friends astonished at seeing their childhood games (if horrifically perverted) onscreen as a central plot point in a blockbuster Netflix series that seemed it could be as […]
After the birth of her autistic child prevents a Korean-American woman from going to church, she beings a spiritual journey from Christian to pantheist. Read the original article. I would have made a good 17th-century melancholic. Even as a child I was dreary. I remember my mother yelling at me to smile more, like the […]
When soldiers returned home, they brought with them stereotypes that became embedded in American culture “Fry ‘em out! Burn ‘em out! Cook ‘em!” You wouldn’t be faulted for guessing this dialogue is from a new cooking show. But it’s actually from the 1951 documentary, This Is Korea. Directed by distinguished filmmaker John Ford, the documentary was […]
Although the book is fiction, the main character Ellen experiences what I felt growing up in a non-ethnic community. Melanie shared that she wished she had known at the time that there was so much hate and prejudice in our community.
I keep reading about so many people who have identified with my book Finding My Voice. I am honored to be connecting to a new audience and helping so many find their own voice in a world full of noise. In a recent article in Minnesota Public Radio News (MPRNews) in partnership with Sahan Journal, […]