In the charged political climate of ’80s South Korea, university freshman Kim Hyun-sook finds refuge in the comfort of literature as the youngest member of a banned book club, the title of the acclaimed 2019 graphic novel from Kim, co-author Ryan Estrada and artist Ko Hyung-ju.
In this episode of “The Korea File,” Estrada joins host Andre Goulet to discuss censorship, sequential art and what Kim’s powerful story of repression and dissent has to tell us about contemporary Korean politics, illiberalism and the erosion of democratic norms around the world.
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