Book club
Wed 26 Nov
|34-24
Join us to discuss Martyr by Kaveh Akbar, New York Times bestseller. Hailed as electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction.
Time & Location
26 Nov 2025, 12:00 – 14:00
34-24, 34-24 Itaewon-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
About the event
Join us Weds., November 26th, 12-2 pm in Itaewon at Le Sens Unique a casual French cafe serving coffees, sandwiches and daily specials like salmon , veges and potatoes. Prices are 15,00-30,00 KRW. It is located on the first floor just below Chez Laurent, French restaurant.
We will discuss the book Martyr by Kaveh Akbar. A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction.
Cyrus Shams is a young man grappling with an inheritance of violence and loss: his mother's plane was shot down over the skies of the Persian Gulf in a senseless accident; and his father's life…