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Yongsoo Park

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Yongsoo Park is a Korean American writer who has authored the novels Boy Genius (ISBN 1888451246)[1][2][3][4][5] and Las Cucarachas (ISBN 1888451564),[6] the essay collection The Art of Eating Bitter: A Hausfrau Dad's Journey with Kids (ISBN 1720767505), and the memoir Rated R Boy: Growing Up Korean in 1980s Queens (ISBN 1654216747).[7]

Critical reception

Kathleen Alcala, while being interviewed about magical realism for Margin, described Boy Genius as being among "the most subversive magical realism".[8]

References

  1. ^ Manus, Wilard. "Boy Genius". Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Anders, Charlie (May 19, 2016). "11 Novels So Amazing, You Can't Tell What Genre They Are". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Lim, Eugene. "Eugene Lim:American classics that influenced Dear Cyborg". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Deznermio, Raul. "Interview with Yongsoo Park". Retrieved May 1, 2005.
  5. ^ Muse, Project. "Excerpt from Boy Genius via Azalea". doi:10.1353/aza.2014.0007. S2CID 201783786. Retrieved June 25, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Sawhney, Hirsh (July 2004). "A View from Queens". Retrieved July 25, 2004.
  7. ^ Park, Yongsoo (March 12, 2020). Growing Up Korean in 1980s Queens. ISBN 978-1654216740.
  8. ^ Alcala, Kathleen. "Exploring Modern Magical Realism". Retrieved July 1, 2014., Kathleen Alcala