MARQUEE TALK | The Second Chance Convenience Store

Author Ho-Yeon Kim discusses his international best-selling book, The Second Chance Convenience Store.

The Second Chance Convenience Store

Speaker: Ho-Yeon Kim

Moderator: Chris Perera

Interpretor: Soomin Park

Date: March 7, Sat

Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Venue: Asia Society Centre

Address: 9 Justice Dr, Admiralty

Price: HKD378

Language: English

Format: Talk

Description:
In this million-copy international bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner store takes in an unhoused man who does a good deed, a kind soul whose presence will transform the whole neighborhood—a heartwarming tale of community and redemption reminiscent of the bestselling novels of Matt Haig and Gabrielle Zevin. The Second Chance Convenience Store is a moving and joyful story of a woman fighting for her community and a man who has lost everything except the will to try again.

*This event is conducted bilingually in Korean and English

About the Speaker:

Kim Ho-Yeon

Kim Ho-Yeon is a South Korean storyteller whose work spans novels, screenplays, and comics. His novel, The Second Chance Convenience Store (不便利的便利店), sold over 1.7 million copies in Korea, and has been published in 45 countries. It was named Book of the Year by major Korean bookstores and chosen as a “One Book One City” title in 38 regions. It remained a bestseller in Taiwan for three years and ranked 3rd in the 2024 Honya Taisho Award in Japan. His latest novel, My Don Quixote (尋找唐吉訶德), won the 2024 Booksellers’ Award.

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