Porter Square Neighbors Association

Set at the turn of the twenty-first century in China along the Tumen River, which separates northeast China and North Korea, The Ginseng Hunter is an unforgettable portrait of life along a fragile border. While a lone ginseng hunter spends his days up in the mountains looking for ginseng and preparing for winter while tragic events unfold across the river. His story is based on actual events that are happening today in North Korea, also known as the DPRK, and along the Northeast border of China, to where many North Korean refugees are fleeing. Talarigo asks that those interested in learning more about this particular humanitarian crisis go to www.LiNKglobal.org .

Talarigo won the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award given by the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his first novel The Pearl Diver. He now lives in the Boston area and teaches at Grub Street.