Alison Lurie

"A riveting, brutal portrait of two sisters in crisis, Catherine Chung's unforgettable debut is a work of enormous talent and heart. Written with compassion and insight, Forgotten Country examines the unspoken complexities of familial love and forgiveness, loyalty and betrayal, and renders an indelible, haunting image of Korea, past and present." Kate Walbert, author of A Short History of Women

"Catherine Chung's wonderful first novel is a moving and deeply personal story of a family caught between two very different countries and very different lives." Alison Lurie, author of Foreign affairs

Catherine Chung was born in Evanston, Illinois, and grew up in New York, New Jersey, and Michigan. She studied mathematics at the University of Chicago and received her MFA from Cornell University. Chung is one of Granta's New Voices. She lives in Brooklyn.

This event is co-sponsored by The Paris Press and Jan Freeman, publisher and author of Sisters: An Anthology.

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Alison Lurie

In a prelude to Saturday's grand opening of the Children's Library, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alison Lurie gives a keynote address on the subject of children's literature on Friday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library.

Lurie, who has been described by The New York Times as "one of this country's most able and witty novelists," has made her mark in the literary world in genres including Children's Essays, Novels, and Nonfiction. Her most famous work, Foreign Affairs, earned Lurie the Pulitzer in 1985. Just a few years later, Lurie began to alter the landscape of children's literature with a collection of well-received essays. In 1990, she published Don't Tell the Grown-ups: Subversive Children' Literature, followed by Boys and Girls Forever in 2004.

A 6 p.m. reception will precede the event. Admission is free. Complete the form below or call 816.701.3407 to indicate your interest in attending. Free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore. (angelakille)… (more)