Bibliograph

Kim's Convenience, Ins Choi ; [foreword by Albert Schultz]

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Kim's Convenience, Ins Choi ; [foreword by Albert Schultz]

Language

eng

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illustrationsplatesportraits

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no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

Kim's Convenience

Oclc number

778189824

Responsibility statement

Ins Choi ; [foreword by Albert Schultz]

Summary

"Mr. Kim is a first-generation Korean immigrant and the proud owner of Kim's Convenience, a variety store located in the heart of downtown Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood. There, he spends his time serving an eclectic array of customers, catching petty thieves, and helpfully keeping the police apprised of illegally parked Japanese cars. As the neighbourhood quickly gentrifies, Mr. Kim is offered a generous sum of money to sell - enough to allow him and his wife to finally retire. But Kim's Convenience is more than just his livelihood - it is his legacy. As Mr. Kim tries desperately, and hilariously, to convince his daughter Janet, a budding photographer, to take over the store, his wife sneaks out to meet their estranged son Jung, who has not seen or spoken to his father in sixteen years and who has now become a father himself"--Back cover

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