Dictée (Restored Edition)

Author: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha

Publisher: University of California Press (2022)

Newly restored, this version of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s masterpiece honors the author's original intentions and vision for the book. Originally published in 1982, Dictee is a classic of modern Asian American literature.

Dictee is the best-known work of the multidisciplinary Korean American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. This restored edition, produced in partnership with the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), reflects Cha’s original vision for the book as an art object in its authentic form, featuring the original cover and high-quality reproductions of the interior layout. The result is an enduringly powerful, beautiful, unparalleled work.