![]() UFR: Did you know from the beginning that this story would become a book? How much of yourself do you see in the narrator, Janie?Ĭhung: I knew in the beginning that I wanted to ![]() It’s about family relationships and obligations and loveĪnd secrets, and the influence of culture and history on all of it. The father is sick, the older sister is asked to find her sister andīring her home. UFR: First off, how would you describe Forgotten Country? What would you say it’s about?Ĭhung: It begins with a Korean American girl’sĭisappearance and estrangement from her family-when the family realizes She is a Granta New Voice, and the assistant fiction editor of Guernica Magazine. She has taught creative writing at The University of Leipzig and Cornell University, and she currently lives in New York City. ![]() Catherine Chung is the author of the novel Forgotten Country, which was published by Riverhead Books in March 2012. ![]()
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