Kampanj | American Hagwon

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER You’ll be instantly dazzled STYLIST BreathtakingI adored it ELIF SHAFAKMasterful DOUGLAS STUART Another future classic GOOD HOUSEKEEPING The acclaimed author of Pachinko returns with a breathtaking epic that follows one family as they reckon with personal dreams and familial duty. John and Helen Koh and their three childrenBo, DH and Midoare building new lives in Korea when they find their worlds upended, first by a terrible betrayal and then by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Striving to regain their footing, the Kohs set out to do whatever it takes to provide for their childrens futures.They leave Seoul for Sydney and eventually settle in California, where new opportunities open for the Koh children, as the parents, strangers in a strange land, adjust to a difficult existence in which their qualifications mean little. Their way forward is lit by the faith that education will lead the next generation to the success and security that have eluded their parents.The Kohs, their friends, relatives and even their foes move in and out of each others lives as they navigate love, work, fortune and fulfilment across the years. But with each new sacrifice and fresh horizon, larger questions begin to open up before them: what are we willing to give up to secure the happiness of the ones we love? What is the purpose of education? And what is truly important for a good life?American Hagwon is the most ambitious and extraordinary work yet by one of our greatest novelists. A most anticipated book of the year in Guardian, New York Times, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Independent, and more. One of the most important novelists of her generationNEW YORK TIMES A sweeping, stirring, epiciPAPER I will be thinking about this deeply affecting novel for a long time NICOLA STURGEON, in OBSERVER A grand multigenerational saga from the best to ever do itVOGUE AUSTRALIA EngrossingBrilliantly imagined COLM TÓIBÍN, author of Long IslandIf your faith in either humanity or storytelling has dimmed, this will make it blaze again KAMILA SHAMSIE, author of Best of FriendsAn absolute joy that you will take with you for the rest of your life JOANNA CANNON, author of An Unlikely VisitorA classic page-turnerthat appeals to the head as well as the heartWhat a novel FRESH AIR, NPRWhat readers are saying : An epic of human proportionsAmerican Hagwon has taken top billing in my heart Entertaining, heartwarmingI will be thinking about it daily I dont think Ive read a book of this length so quickly Phenomenal. I waited 10 years for this book I couldnt put it down!