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A Fact-Checking Trip to Sydney Helped Min Jin Lee Understand Her American Hagwon Characters
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Author Min Jin Lee conducted a field research expedition to Sydney to finalize her forthcoming novel, American Hagwon. This strategic visit allowed for environmental fact-checking and the geographical contextualization of her fictional characters' development.
- 01Min Jin Lee traveled to Sydney to refine character backgrounds for her new novel
- 02Field research focused on how the specific urban environment shaped the book's protagonists
- 03The trip served as a primary fact-checking mission during the final stages of writing
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While finishing her new novel ‘American Hagwon,’ author Min Jin Lee traveled to Sydney to discover how the city may have shaped her fictional protagonists.