Award Worthy parings for Same Bed Different Dreams
Take a journey back to 1919 and discover the KPG and the events that resulted in the tragic split of North and South Korea in the 1950s. A split that remains to this day. But what could have happened if things had been just a little different, if a Korean utopia was possible?
Same Bed Different Dreams
by Ed Park
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - A wild, sweeping novel that imagines an alternate secret history of Korea and the traces it leaves on the present--loaded with assassins and mad poets, RPGs and slasher films, pop bands and the perils of social media
"Your view of twentieth-century history will be enlarged and altered. . . . A Gravity's Rainbow for another war, an unfinished war." --Jonathan Lethem, author of The Fortress of Solitude
WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE - ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Public Library, Polygon, Kirkus Reviews
In 1919, far-flung patriots establish the Korean Provisional Government to protest the Japanese occupation of their country. This government-in-exile proves mostly symbolic, though, and after Japan's defeat in World War II, the KPG dissolves and civil war erupts, resulting in the tragic North-South split that remains today.
But what if the KPG still existed--now working toward a unified Korea, secretly pulling levers to further its aims?
To Drink
Step back in time to the 1950s. At the time, a fizzy sweet drink was perfect for sipping on a warm sunny day, and today it is a perfect pairing for this alternate history, award-winning fiction novel.
Sloe Gin Fizz
Ingredients
2 oz. Sloe gin
1 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
Club soda to top
Lemon slice and cherry for garnish
Directions
Step 1:
Fill a highball glass with ice
Step 2:
Shake ingredients in shaker with ice, then strain into glass
Step 3:
Fill the rest of the glass with club soda and add your garnish.
(source:https://drinksworld.com/recipe/sloe-gin-fizz/)
Guava-Pineapple Spritz
A nod to the classic Pina Colada with the bubbles of a gin fizz
Ingredients
1 ½ oz pineapple simple syrup
1 ½ oz coconut water
1 can LaCroix Guava Sao Paulo
1 lime wedge
Directions
Step 1.
Add pineapple syrup and coconut water to glass and stir to combine.
Step 2.
Fill glass with ice and Guava Sao Paulo, then add a lime wedge for garnish
Serve chilled or over ice.
(source: https://food52.com/recipes/86135-guava-pineapple-spritz)
To Cook
Learn the art of Korean cooking with viral food social media star Sarah Ahn’s umma. Umma offers her years of cooking wisdom to help you bring the best Korean flavors to your kitchen.
Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipes
History of Korea
The separation of North and South Korea is a key factor in Ed Park’s book. So, brush up on your Korean history and how this small country was shaped by some of the biggest powers in the world.
Korea: a New History of South and North, by Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo
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