Lee Jimin / 이지민 / 2019 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Historical > Biographical > Political > Social

'A beautifully woven page turner' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz A gripping and heartwrenching novel of damage and survival, grief and unexpected solace, Marilyn and Me is a fascinating – and timely – insight into an extraordinary time and place How do you translate the present, when you can't let go of the past? It is the winter of 1954 and in the rubble-strewn aftermath of the Korean war Marilyn Monroe has come to Seoul to perform to the US soldiers stationed there. Incongruous in her silk dress and flawless makeup, she sings of seduction and love, dazzling battle-scarred Americans and Koreans alike. Alice, the woman chosen to be Marilyn's translator, was once Kim Ae-sun, before her name was stolen from her – along with so much else – by the war. With her prematurely grey hair, her fraying lace gloves and the memories that will engulf her if she lets them, Alice works as a typist for the US military. It is a job that has enabled her to survive, and to forget. As they travel across the country, over the four days of Marilyn's tour, the two women begin to form an unlikely friendship. But when Alice becomes embroiled in a sting operation involving the entrapment of a Communist spy she is forced to confront the past she has been trying so hard to escape. Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/d60a7f3d-ee2f-4dfe-90bf-eb541e31ab2e

Lee Jimin et al / 이지민 / 2020 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Historical > Biographical > Political > Social

Reichen vier Tage, um ein Leben zu retten? Korea 1954: Bereits seit einem Jahr herrscht eine fragile Waffenruhe in dem zerrütteten Land. Doch das Leben der Menschen ist nach wie vor überschattet von den Kriegswirren. Da wird Alice, eine junge Übersetzerin, die für die Amerikaner arbeitet, als Dolmetscherin für einen illustren Gast auserkoren: Marilyn Monroe wird vier Tage lang durch Korea reisen, um die amerikanischen Truppen zu unterhalten. Vier Tage, in denen sich der Hollywood-Star und die vom Krieg gezeichnete Übersetzerin kennen und verstehen lernen. Vier Tage, in denen Alice sich an der Seite der lebenshungrigen Schauspielerin ihren traumatischen Erinnerungen stellt. Doch wie soll Alice nach allem, was passiert ist, wieder in eine Normalität zurückkehren? »Lees berührende Untersuchung des langen Schattens, den ein Krieg auf das Leben einer Frau wirft, bewegt beim Lesen zutiefst.« Publishers Weekly |Reichen vier Tage, um ein Leben zu retten? Korea 1954: Bereits seit einem Jahr herrscht eine fragile Waffenruhe in dem zerrütteten Land. Doch das Leben der Menschen ist nach wie vor überschattet von den Kriegswirren. Da wird Alice, eine junge Übersetzerin, die für die Amerikaner arbeitet, als Dolmetscherin für einen illustren Gast auserkoren: Marilyn Monroe wird vier Tage lang durch Korea reisen, um die amerikanischen Truppen zu unterhalten. Vier Tage, in denen sich der Hollywood-Star und die vom Krieg gezeichnete Übersetzerin kennen und verstehen lernen. Vier Tage, in denen Alice sich an der Seite der lebenshungrigen Schauspielerin ihren traumatischen Erinnerungen stellt. Doch wie soll Alice nach allem, was passiert ist, wieder in eine Normalität zurückkehren? »Lees berührende Untersuchung des langen Schattens, den ein Krieg auf das Leben einer Frau wirft, bewegt beim Lesen zutiefst.« Publishers Weekly Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/DF008BAF-1CF4-497A-A0A4-65F2987548A4

Lee Jimin et al / 이지민 / 2019 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Historical > Biographical > Political > Social

"This story of the unlikely meeting of two vulnerable women is a beautifully woven page turner. The battle-weary woman and the pin-up girl who meet, connect, separate: each changed by the brief union." —Heather Morris, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz A dazzling work of historical fiction, based on true events, about two women who seem the most unlikely to ever meet: Alice, a Korean war survivor and translator for the American forces in Seoul and Marilyn Monroe, who is visiting Korea on a four-day USO tour. February 1954. Although the Korean War armistice was signed a year ago, most citizens of Seoul still battle to return to some semblance of normalcy. Conditions are dismal. Children beg for food, and orphanages are teeming. Alice J. Kim, a Korean translator and typist for the American forces still sanctioned in the city, yearns for the life she used to live before her country was torn apart. Then Alice's boss makes an announcement—the American movie star Marilyn Monroe will be visiting Korea on a four-day USO tour, and Alice has been chosen as her translator. Though intrigued, Alice has few expectations of the job—what could she and a beautiful actress at the peak of her fame possibly have to talk about? Yet the Marilyn she meets, while just as dazzling and sensual as Alice expected, is also surprisingly approachable. As Marilyn's visit unfolds, Alice is forced into a reckoning with her own painful past. Moving and mesmerizing, The Starlet and the Spy is a beautiful portrayal of unexpected kinship between two very different women, and of the surprising connections that can change, or even save, a life. Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/1F444241-0566-4EBB-A4E6-79532A53EC02

Lee Jimin / 이지민 / 2019 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Historical > Biographical > Political > Social

"This story of the unlikely meeting of two vulnerable women is a beautifully woven page turner. The battle-weary woman and the pin-up girl who meet, connect, separate: each changed by the brief union." —Heather Morris, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz A dazzling work of historical fiction, based on true events, about two women who seem the most unlikely to ever meet: Alice, a Korean war survivor and translator for the American forces in Seoul and Marilyn Monroe, who is visiting Korea on a four-day USO tour. February 1954. Although the Korean War armistice was signed a year ago, most citizens of Seoul still battle to return to some semblance of normalcy. Conditions are dismal. Children beg for food, and orphanages are teeming. Alice J. Kim, a Korean translator and typist for the American forces still sanctioned in the city, yearns for the life she used to live before her country was torn apart. Then Alice's boss makes an announcement—the American movie star Marilyn Monroe will be visiting Korea on a four-day USO tour, and Alice has been chosen as her translator. Though intrigued, Alice has few expectations of the job—what could she and a beautiful actress at the peak of her fame possibly have to talk about? Yet the Marilyn she meets, while just as dazzling and sensual as Alice expected, is also surprisingly approachable. As Marilyn's visit unfolds, Alice is forced into a reckoning with her own painful past. Moving and mesmerizing, The Starlet and the Spy is a beautiful portrayal of unexpected kinship between two very different women, and of the surprising connections that can change, or even save, a life. Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/E178E22F-0D3D-4946-B8C2-3A216E1793D1

Lee Jimin et al / 이지민 / 2019 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Historical > Biographical > Political > Social

'A beautifully woven page turner' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz A gripping and heartwrenching novel of damage and survival, grief and unexpected solace, Marilyn and Me is a fascinating – and timely – insight into an extraordinary time and place How do you translate the present, when you can't let go of the past? It is the winter of 1954 and in the rubble-strewn aftermath of the Korean war Marilyn Monroe has come to Seoul to perform to the US soldiers stationed there. Incongruous in her silk dress and flawless makeup, she sings of seduction and love, dazzling battle-scarred Americans and Koreans alike. Alice, the woman chosen to be Marilyn's translator, was once Kim Ae-sun, before her name was stolen from her – along with so much else – by the war. With her prematurely grey hair, her fraying lace gloves and the memories that will engulf her if she lets them, Alice works as a typist for the US military. It is a job that has enabled her to survive, and to forget. As they travel across the country, over the four days of Marilyn's tour, the two women begin to form an unlikely friendship. But when Alice becomes embroiled in a sting operation involving the entrapment of a Communist spy she is forced to confront the past she has been trying so hard to escape. Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/9827A609-328A-4A23-AC82-3FA57172F282