Book Club
Thu 13 Mar
|Yanghwajin 2-gil
Join us to discuss Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim. In 1917, deep in the snowy mountains of occupied Korea, an impoverished local hunter saves a young Japanese officer from a tiger. In an instant, their fates are connected—and from this encounter unfolds a saga that spans half a century.
Time & Location
13 Mar 2025, 11:30 – 13:30
Yanghwajin 2-gil, 31 Yanghwajin 2-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
About the event
Join us for lunch and discussion about Beasts of Little Land, a book by Juhea Kim. We will meet at GJustina Bakery Cafe in Hapjeong at 11:30 am, Thursday, March 13, 2025. This book is available on Coupang and from many other bookselers.
In 1917, deep in the snowy mountains of occupied Korea, an impoverished local hunter on the brink of starvation saves a young Japanese officer from an attacking tiger. In an instant, their fates are connected—and from this encounter unfolds a saga that spans half a century. In the aftermath, a young girl named Jade is sold by her family to Miss Silver’s courtesan school, an act of desperation that will cement her place in the lowest social status. When she befriends an orphan boy named JungHo, who scrapes together a living begging on the streets of Seoul, they form a deep friendship. As they come of age…