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EPISODE · Oct 19, 2025 · 30 MIN

Where do North Korean spies go for dinner?

from Bookends with Mattea Roach

Soju, kimchi, gun fights, car chases … and profound reflections on the Korean diaspora. Whether you’re hungry for food or for action, Jinwoo Park’s debut novel has it all. Oxford Soju Club is about a group of Korean spies carrying out their missions in Oxford. At the centre of it all is The Soju Club, the only Korean restaurant in town. Like any good spy novel, the book delivers on secrets and intrigue … but it’s also a story about what it means to be Korean, no matter how far away from home you are. Liked this conversation? Keep listening:Reimagining the lost stories of Chinese Canadians during WWII In Booker Prize finalist Creation Lake, an agent provocateur faces deep questions about how to live

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