House of the Winds by Mia Yun

Coming-of-age novel in 1960s and 70s postwar Korea, explores mother-daughter relationships of three generations.

Translations of Beauty, by Mia Yun

Written in present tense, this tale is about KA estranged twin sisters who meet in Europe to mend their relationship. The source of their difference is an incident in war-torn Korea that leaves one sister facially scarred, and the other (the narrator) struggling with survivor’s guilt, plus Korean identity issues and conflicts with family tradition.