


Structures the story in nine parts around the Greek Muses.High-quality reproductions of the interior layoutĭictee tells the story of several women: the Korean revolutionary Yu Guan Soon, Joan of Arc, Demeter and Persephone, Cha's mother Hyung Soon Huo (a Korean born in Manchuria to first-generation Korean exiles), and Cha herself.

This restored edition, produced in partnership with the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), reflects Cha's original vision for the book as an art object in its authentic form, featuring: Dictee is the best-known work of the multidisciplinary Korean American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. Restoring Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's original vision and intentions for Dictee, a foundational text of modern Asian American literature.
