Korean literature discussion: "Alien Gods" novel

A book-discussion event for "Alien Gods" by Suhyeon Lee (tr. Anton Hur, 2025). "Alien Gods" is horror fiction in the style of H.P. Lovecraft. It's short, easy to read.

Join us!

Feel free to reach out with any questions. RSVP here to join. (This is a large group not organized on Meetup, normal attendance 25 to 50 people with newcomers at every meeting. If you are finding this via Meetup, you are more than welcome to join and will be among fast friends.)

Here is all the info that I think you'll need:

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[MEETING DATE & TIME]
- Thursday, March 12, 2026
- 6:30pm: Gathering time
- 7:30pm: Main event start-time. Group discussion begins.
- 9:00pm: Main event end-time. Group discussion ends.

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[BOOK for March 2026]
-- Title: "Alien Gods"
-- Author: Suhyeon Lee
-- Translator: Anton Hur
-- Published: October 2025, by Honford Star
-- Original: May 2020, published by Alma Publishing (Seoul), under title "외계 신장" by 이수현.
The book is part of the Lovecraft Reanimated series, eight stories by eight Korean authors in 2020. Recently released in English translation by publisher Honford Star.

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HOW THE EVENT WORKS: The "gathering time" is like a "doors open" time and the start-time for the event. Attendees begin arriving at 6:30pm but everyone's schedule differs so don't worry if you can only make it by 7:30pm. Momentum builds towards the event between 6:30 and 7:30. Pre-event banter, snacks, drinks, and/or (according to taste) some looking around of our spacious space's book collection!

The venue is our private space on our Thursday gathering-days.

The main discussion starts at 7:30 and ends at 9:00. Those who wish to continue discussing will continue in the space as early-departers leave. By or before about 9:50pm, the remnants of the gathering clear out of the building. Some people who wish to, head head to a "second round" near Jongno3ga Station Exit 7/8...

ENTRY FEE:
There is no entry fee or other such requirements to join this event. We DO ask that you have read the book, can discuss it in English, and are willing to speak! There are small-group and all-group portions of the event. Everyone is friendly and the atmosphere is very good. Don't worry!

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LOCATION
-- North Terrace Building, B1.
Address: 12 Yulgok-ro 10-gil, Jongno. Hangul: 노스테라스빌딩 (marketing name for 1F cafe: "트레바리 안국 아지트").

*** The location is about 8 minutes' walk north of Jongno3ga. See the group's GoodReads page for more info on location and much else:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1263773-the-ras-korean-literature-club

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CONTACT
-- Feel free to get in touch, with questions or anything, via KakaoTalk to ID "yuletyde" (Peter J.), or thru Instagram message, or email.

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

-- The next regular monthly meeting is:
Thursday, April 9, 2026. Book: "Unnie" by Yun-Yun. (More on this will be announced at the March 12 meeting.)|

-- Special events: There will likely be one or two special events in April 2026. These are still in the works. We will announce them when we have a definite plan (re: date/time).

Thanks!!👏🔥