Book Talk with PARK Sang-young, Author of Love in the Big City(대도시의 사랑법)
Thu, Oct 15
|Revue Stage
Three master storytellers from Korea — Park Kun-woong, Kim Hong-mo, and Park Ju-hyun — explore the profound meaning of 'Jari' (one's place). Through the lens of graphic narratives, they map out the invisible coordinates of identity, memory, and existence within the vast flow of time and space.
Time & Location
Oct 15, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Revue Stage, 1601 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3X4, Canada
About the event
Join us for a special conversation with Sang Young Park, internationally acclaimed Korean author of Love in the Big City and one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Korean literature.
With wit, honesty, and keen observation, Love in the Big City explores love, queer identity, friendship, family, and belonging against the vibrant backdrop of contemporary Seoul. His internationally celebrated novel Love in the Big City has reached readers around the world through translation and has also been adapted for both film and television.
In this conversation, Park will share insights into his writing and creative process, the people and places that inspire his fiction, and the experiences of seeing stories rooted in contemporary Korea travel across languages, cultures, and forms.
The discussion will also explore the growing international presence of Korean literature and the role of translation in bringing Korean voices to readers around the world. The program will…