CLAY WALLS

This novel is worth listening to as an early fictional treatment of the Korean immigrant experience in America. First published in 1986, it covers the period ranging from before World War I to just after the end of World War II, when much of Korean identity was built around opposition to Japanese colonialism. The novel is told in sections, one for each member of the Chun family: mother Haesu, voiced by Sue Jean Kim; father Chun, Greg Chun, and U.S.-born Faye, Ami Park. All the narrators deliver fine accents as the characters work out how to be Korean in a world in which they are part of a tiny minority. D.M.H. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2025]