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LALE Speaking Volumes: A Glimpse into a Controlled Nation: Observations from North Korea
April 30, 2024 at 7:00pm in the Grand Oak Room, Los Altos Community Center
Clashes between democracy and dictatorships continue across the globe. From events in Russia and Iran to ongoing oppression across North Korea and other countries, it is important to seek to understand how it feels and broader implications.
Stanford Professor and novelist Adam Johnson spent eleven years researching and writing a novel on his experiences in North Korea. “The Orphan Master’s Son” won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In this book, he brought to light fundamental truths of North Korea society and indelibly humanized the people he wrote about. Many of his observations will resonate as timely. Adam will comment on his journey as a writer, mentioning his last book “Fortune Smiles” which was published in 2015 as well as his future projects.
Partnership With Silicon Valley Reads
Silicon Valley Reads is a community engagement program that features books and an annual theme to bring people together by providing more than 100 free, public events each year in February and March. Events for all ages include author talks, book clubs, art/music events, community activities, arts and crafts, movies, and creative events or activities based on the theme each year.
Bringing Authors To The Community
Speaking Volumes is an annual author event hosted by LALE that allows audiences to hear from some of their favorite authors firsthand on a variety of topics.