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James Han Mattson was born in Seoul, Korea and raised in North Dakota. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he has received grants from the Michener-Copernicus Society of America and Humanities North Dakota. He has been a featured storyteller on The Moth, and has taught at the University of Iowa, the University of Cape Town, the University of Maryland, the George Washington University, Murray State University, and the University of California - Berkeley. In 2009, he moved to Korea and reunited with his birth family after 30 years of separation.
Genres: Horror
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The War Begins in Paris (2023)
Theodore Wheeler
"Propulsive, immersive, and beautifully rendered, Theodore Wheeler's The War Begins in Paris is that rare novel that's both contemplative and energetic, pulse-pounding and utterly devastating. Through Mielle and Jane, Wheeler deftly illuminates themes of friendship, love, sacrifice, and heroism, and shows us how loyalty and conviction can move in unpredictable patterns under wartime duress. This is a major gut-punch of a novel, and I, for one, am thankful it exists."
The Last Language (2023)
Jennifer duBois
"In her brilliant novel The Last Language, Jennifer duBois deftly examines the very foundation of consciousness while rendering an exquisitely multilayered love story. Equal parts grace and wit, compassion and erudition, this marvel of a book frequently astonishes with its piercing insight. A provocative, devastating masterpiece."
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