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The Council Literary Series:
Eugenia Kim

Date: Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020
Time: 11am
Location: The California Club
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The Council Literary Series Luncheon and Author Program

with Eugenia Kim

 

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
11:00 a.m. Reception
11:30 a.m. Author Program
12:30 p.m. Luncheon and Book Signing

California Club
538 S. Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
*Complimentary Valet Parking
The California Club has been made available
through the courtesy of member Nancy de Brier

Hostesess
Nancy Harahan and Joni Smith

 

Due to the popularity of The Council events, a reservation is required.
Please feel free to call Elizabeth Toms, Director of Council Relations, at (213) 228-7506

 

Frequently asked questions

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As part of our ongoing celebration of the Council’s 25th anniversary, we will also be honoring the Founder of the Council, Flora Thornton on Wednesday, February 19. Upon attending the Gala Dinner celebrating the re-opening of the Central Library on October 3, 1993, Flora saw the need for a group of active and dedicated volunteers to increase public awareness of the Los Angeles Public Library and its programs and services. Twenty-five years later, the Council has grown over tenfold from its 44 charter members to over 450 members today and during that time has raised nearly $30 million to fund vital programs and services for the LAPL. Please join us to celebrate and honor the tremendous vision and impact of Flora Thornton.

Eugenia Kim

Eugenia Kim’s second novel, The Kinship of Secrets, was a November 2018 LibraryReads pick and is based in part on her family history. Her debut novel, The Calligrapher’s Daughter, won the 2009 Borders Original Voices Award, was shortlisted for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and was named a Critics’ Pick and Best Book of 2009 by The Washington Post.

The daughter of Korean immigrant parents who came to America shortly after the Pacific War, Kim was born in White Plains, NY. She writes about the effects of war, migration and separation on immigrant families, in the tradition of Min Jin Lee and Viet Thanh Nguyen. Eugenia Kim teaches in Fairfield University’s MFA Creative Writing Program and lives in Washington, DC.

 

Photo Credit: Karen Sayre

630 W. Fifth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071

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