Super Short Summary

Clay Walls by Ronyoung Kim follows Chun, a produce salesman, and his wife Haesu, a former Korean aristocrat, as they flee to Los Angeles in the 1920s after Korea's annexation by Japan, and struggle to assimilate and maintain their marriage despite class differences. Through their daughter Faye, the story highlights the Korean-American immigrant experience from the 1910s through World War II. The book includes depictions of violence and oppression under Japanese colonial rule.