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Remember… you can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. — CS Lewis

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Wow! He could read me a story any time. And I don’t mean that in any way other than it would be a joy to listen to his voice and how he uses it. Captivating!

Mater 2-10

Written by Hwang Sok-yong Translated by Sora Kim-RussellYoungjae Josephine Bae

An epic, multi-generational tale that threads together a century of Korean history. Translated from Korean by Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae.

Centred on three generations of a family of rail workers and a laid-off factory worker staging a high-altitude sit-in, Mater 2-10 vividly depicts the lives of ordinary working Koreans, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century. 

Mater 2-10 was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024, announced on April 9 2024.

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Watch Tobias Menzies read an extract from Mater 2-10, the #InternationalBooker2024-shortlisted novel written by Hwang Sok-yong and translated by Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae

Directed by Charlotte Hamblin for Merman.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE International Booker–---nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story — an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean history. In contemporary Seoul, a laid-off worker stages a months-long sit-in atop a sixteen-storey factory chimney.

During the long and lonely nights, he talks to his ancestors, chewing on the meaning of life, on wisdom passed down the generations. Through the lives of those ancestors, three generations of railroad workers, Mater 2-10 vividly portrays the struggles of ordinary Koreans, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century.

It is at once a gripping account of a nation’s longing to be free from oppression, a lyrical folktale that reflects the blood, sweat, and tears shed by modern industrial labourers, and a culmination of Hwang’s career — a masterpiece thirty years in the making. A true voice of a generation, Hwang shows again why he is unmatched when it comes to depicting the roots and reality of a divided nation and bringing to life the trials and tribulations of the Korean people.

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Absolutely brilliant, Tobias Menzies! 🤩 Just his facial expressions show the audience his level of acting 🎭

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Posted 25th April 2024