Juhea Kim, author of 'City of Night Birds' on Ballet, the 'Russian Greats' & Perseverance

On today's episode Hannah was joined by Juhea Kim, author of Beasts of a Little Land to discuss her latest novel City of Night Birds. 
They discuss how Juhea has navigated the success of her books, what it was like to win the Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award, her passion for ballet, the importance of combining her work as an author with humanitarian work and so much more. 
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Books, authors & other mentions in this episode: 
 Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park 
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Sinners (2025)
Out of Africa (1985)
The Karamazov Brothers by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Nikolay Gogol
Alexander Pushkin
Guy de Maupassant
Franz Kafka
TOJI: Park Kyung-Ri Epic Novel 21Volume Set
Park Wan-Suh

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