Nancy Kim
Encyclopedia
Nancy Kim is a Korean American
novelist. She was born in Seoul
, South Korea
and raised in Los Angeles
. She is a corporate lawyer in San Francisco and the author of the novel Chinhominey's Secret. The title is a misspelling of the Korean
word for "paternal grandmother"
, chinhalmeoni (친할머니). Linda Richards, writing for January Magazine
, praised it as "an engaging story, well told". However, Philip Gambone
of The New York Times
was more critical, stating that "we're given melodramatic plot twists and scenes that serve no purpose ... and the dialogue often reads like a soap opera".
Korean American
Korean Americans are Americans of Korean descent, mostly from South Korea, with a small minority from North Korea...
novelist. She was born in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
and raised in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. She is a corporate lawyer in San Francisco and the author of the novel Chinhominey's Secret. The title is a misspelling of the Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
word for "paternal grandmother"
Kinship terminology
Kinship terminology refers to the various systems used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship. Different societies classify kinship relations differently and therefore use different systems of kinship terminology - for example some languages...
, chinhalmeoni (친할머니). Linda Richards, writing for January Magazine
January Magazine
January Magazine is a Web-based book-related publication. Founded by author Linda L. Richards and graphic artist/photographer David Middleton in 1997, January has added various sections and offshoot publications since....
, praised it as "an engaging story, well told". However, Philip Gambone
Philip Gambone
Philip Gambone is an American writer.Gambone was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts in 1948 and earned a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.A. from the Episcopal Divinity School...
of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
was more critical, stating that "we're given melodramatic plot twists and scenes that serve no purpose ... and the dialogue often reads like a soap opera".