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Samuel Park
Samuel Park is the author of THIS BURNS MY HEART, which was chosen as a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews, Amazon, BookPage, and NPR.org. It was also one of the Today Show's "Favorite Things" and a People magazine "Great Read in Fiction." His other work includes the novel "Shakespeare's... show more

Samuel Park is the author of THIS BURNS MY HEART, which was chosen as a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews, Amazon, BookPage, and NPR.org. It was also one of the Today Show's "Favorite Things" and a People magazine "Great Read in Fiction." His other work includes the novel "Shakespeare's Sonnets" and the short film of the same name, which he wrote and directed. He is an Associate Professor of English at Columbia College and has published scholarly articles and reviews for Theater Journal, Shakespeare Bulletin, and Black Camera. He lives in Chicago.
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EpicFehlReader
EpicFehlReader rated it 10 years ago
The time is 1948. Adam Greenhurst is a student at Harvard with dreams of becoming a literary scholar. He’s from a rich and influential family and has become engaged to the perfect girl. His life plan is set, until he’s busted by campus police for having sex with another man in a public place.Threate...
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EpicFehlReader rated it 10 years ago
One of my favorite reads of 2014. You can read my thoughts and favorite quotes here: Epic Fehl Reader reviews This Burns My Heart (tumblr blog page)
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BookHounds rated it 14 years ago
Soo-Ja comes from a wealthy and traditional family in post-war South Korea and has her heart set on becoming a diplomat. She applies and is accepted by the school, but her father tells her that no self respecting family would ever consent to allow a daughter to move to Seoul and disgrace her family...
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