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¡Hola!, Mexico! | LIST

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http://list.or.kr/node/1009
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list_Books from Korea
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SOUTH KOREA
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Seoul
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Ha Seong-nan

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  • Ha Seong-nan
  • Birth : 1967 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Seong-nan
  • Family Name : Ha
  • Korean Name : 하성란
  • ISNI : 0000000084812321
  • Works : 13
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¡Hola!, Mexico! Author's Profile By Ha Seong-nan on Nov 11 2014 02:52:30 Vol.7 Spring 2010 If I return to Mexico, it will be not because of Mexican tacos, nor will it be because of the lure of the wall murals by Diego Rivera and his fellow Mexican muralists. Of course, I still long for that taste, and try to imitate guacamole by adding the zest of a lemon to an avocado; and when I close my eyes I can picture Jose Clemente Orozco’s mural of the bride with burning eyes, and this image still brings my heart to a stop. Between November 23 and December 4, I participated in a 12-day tour that included a KLTI reading at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City, as well as the book fair event in Guadalajara. Mexico City is an ancient site situated 2,240 meters above sea level. The first dawn after our arrival, I felt nauseas and dizzy, as if I’d just gotten off a boat. That seems to be one special way in which this city greets its visitors. From inside a moving vehicle you can spot the hills that indicate your position in the basin. In a single sweeping moment your vision is overwhelmed by the sight of an unbroken line of crowded houses. Most of them are impoverished, cement homes. You can count the number of painted houses on one hand. And the iron foundations used in the houses’ construction can be seen jutting out of the second-story rooftops.

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