I read somewhere that Willa Cather did this and because I like her writing, I thought I would try it. And then now that I've done it, now that I started the practice, I can't quit. It's very in line with my OCD. The idea that I could work in the context of a biblical understanding gives me a kind of compassion for the minor characters in life. In the same way you have to know mythology if you really want to write literature in the West.
The author of the award-winning novels “Pachinko” and “Free Food for Millionaires,” Min Jin Lee, discusses her remarkable career and the long journey and intention behind her Korean diaspora novels.