Anne Sibley O'Brien's new novel for kids is In the Shadow of the Sun.From her Q&A with Deborah Kalb:
Q: As you noted, you grew up in South Korea. How did that affect the writing of this novel?Visit Anne Sibley O'Brien's website.
A: I can't imagine how I could have managed without that experience. One of the issues of writing across cultures is understanding your own lens as an insider or outsider.
Growing up in Korea I was both, a foreign, high-status American child, while living in the Korean community, absorbing Korean life and language through my young eyes and ears, skin and bones.
It's given me the gift of lifelong relationships with close friends and extended and immediate family who are Korean — including our daughter — and so many connections within the Korean American community. All of this...[read on]
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