[KS] RAS Korean Literature Club: August 14, 2025 gathering invitation

[Peter Juhl]

The RAS Korean Literature Club invites members of the Korean Studies
community to its August 2025 gathering.

Those with interest in Korean literature in English translation may find
this gathering worthwhile and rewarding.



GATHERING DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 14, 2025. Discussion: 7:30pm to
9:00pm. Gathering starts at 6:30pm.

BOOK: The August 2025 book is “BLOWFISH"; author: Kyung-ran Jo (조경란);
translator: Chi-young Kim. Literary fiction, published: July 2025,
concurrently by Astra House [US] and Wildfire [UK].


***This is an in-person-only event.*** :


There is no need to RSVP. All are welcome to reach out for further
information.

CONTACT: You may consult the Korean Literature Club’s “Goodreads" page:
http://www.Tinyurl.com/RASKLC (
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1263773-the-ras-korean-literature-club)
to find contact-information; in addition to more on the group’s history and
activities.

INFO: The RAS Korean Literature Club is a public, English-speaking,
in-person gathering dedicated to the reading, appreciation, and discussion
of Korean literature in English translation. This Korean Literature Club is
believed to be the longest-running, continuously-active group of its kind
in Korea. As of 2025 it is thriving. Begun as an initiative of the Royal
Asiatic Society Korea, the Korean Literature Club has been active since
winter 2011-12 without serious interruption; the group soon begins its 15th
year.

ACTIVITIES: As of this writing there is one literature-discussion gathering
per month, typically on the second Thursday of the month. Recent attendance
is around 25 per session. There are new attendees at every gathering.
Lately (mid-2025) there have been regular special events or excursions, at
a rate of about one per month. See further information at:
http://www.Tinyurl.com/RASKLC.

REQUIREMENTS TO ATTEND: There is currently no charge to attend. The leaders
request that attendees have read the book (August 2025: "Blowfish" by
Kyung-ran Jo) and be able and prepared to discuss it in English.

MEETING TIME:
Thursday, August 14, 2025
- 6:30pm (gathering begins)
- 7:30pm (discussion begins)
- 9:00pm (discussion ends)

MEETING LOCATION:
- The North Terrace Building, basement below Trevari Cafe (Anguk), Jongno,
Seoul. // Address in English (Google Maps): 12 Yulgok-ro 10-gil, Jongno
District, Seoul (Basement). // Address in Hangul: 노스테라스빌딩, 트레바리 안국 아지트 (지하층)
/ 서울 종로구 율곡로10길 12 창덕이십일.

Thank you. / http://www.Tinyurl.com/RASKLC / http://www.RASKB.com
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