Ed Park: An Oral History of Atlantis with Mira Jacob

Ed Park: An Oral History of Atlantis with Mira Jacob

Author: The Korea Society September 5, 2025 Duration: 59:41

September 4, 2025 - A deadpan, wildly imaginative collection of stories that slices clean through the mundanity and absurdity of modern life, An Oral History of Atlantis is the newest collection of short stories from Ed Park, the author of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize–winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Same Bed Different Dreams.

In this utterly original collection, characters question the fleetingness of youth and art, reckon with the consequences of the everyday, and find solace in the absurd, the beautiful, and the sublime. Throughout, Ed Park deploys his trademark wit to create a world both strikingly recognizable and delightfully other. All together, these fifteen stories have much to say about the meaning—and transitory nature—of our lives. And they are proof positive that Ed Park is one of the most insightful and imaginative writers working today.

In this conversation with Mira Jacob, presented in collaboration with Yu & Me Books, Ed Park discusses his latest book.

For more information, please visit the link below:
https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/literature/2023-ed-park-an-oral-history-of-atlantis-with-mira-jacob


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