01 Mar / Dictee by Theresa Hak-kyung Cha [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
An autobiographical exploration of memory and personal history, presented via a vast spectrum of mediums, including prose, poetry, descriptions of dreams, biography, family history in Korea, French translation exercises, photographs, handwritten notes, calligraphy, letters, and more. A groundbreaking work, which pushes the traditional limits of written narrative.
Cha, a writer, experimental filmmaker, and performance and visual artist, was tragically murdered at age 31 on the streets of New York City. She left behind an extraordinary, extensive body of work, of which Dictee was her last completed project, released just nine days before her death. The short work, temporarily out of print, has taken on near-cult status; it will be re-released in a new edition from Kaya Press in 1996/’97.
Review: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997
Readers: Adult
Published: 1982