Same Bed Different Dreams

In 1919, far-flung patriots establish the Korean Provisional Government to protest the Japanese occupation of their country. This government-in-exile proves mostly symbolic, though, and after Japans defeat in World War II, the KPG dissolves and civil war erupts, resulting in the tragic North-South split that remains today.

But what if the KPG still existednow working toward a unified Korea, secretly pulling levers to further its aims?Same Bed Different Dreamsweaves together three distinct narrative voices with an archive of mysterious images, and twists reality like a kaleidoscope. Korean history, American pop culture, and our tech-fraught lives come together in this extraordinary and unforgettable novel.

Soon Sheen, a former writer now employed by the tech behemoth GLOAT, comes into possession of an unfinished book seemingly authored by the KPG. The manuscript is a riveting revisionist history, connecting famous names and obscure bit players to the KPGs grand projecteveryone from Syngman Rhee and architect-poet Yi Sang to Jack London and Marilyn Monroe.M*A*S*His in here, too, as are the Moonies and a history of violence extending from the assassination of President McKinley to the Reagan-era downing of a passenger plane that puts the world on the brink of war.

From the acclaimed author ofPersonal Days, Same Bed Different Dreamsis a raucously funny feat of imagination and a thrilling meld of history and fiction that pulls readers into another dimensionone in which utopia is possible.

Hardcover, Nov 7th 2023