Every Tuesday I will be on at about 10:05 discussing various things having to do with Korean literature. Today I will be talking about excellent Korean author Hwang Sun-Won who has written the following things (among others) The Book of Masks (short stories) The Descendants of Cain (novel) The Moving Castle (novel) Shadows of a…
Me on TBS eFM’s 1013 Main Street. In honor of Teacher’s Day and the upcoming anniversaries of the Gwangju Rebellion and Massacre, we discussed Yi Mun Yol’s brilliant Our Twisted Hero, which manages to pack a ton of political-allegorical punch into a slight novella obstensibly about boys in a classroom in rural Korea. https://www.ktlit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1205120515_charles.mp3 for…
Once again, KTLIT visitors can thrill to the sound of my screechy voice as I discuss Korean literary treasure, Park Wan-suh (this is only one of her many romanizations^^). https://www.ktlit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1205120501_charles.mp3 Download or iPad here
If you’re reading this early on Tuesday morning (Seoul Time) I’ll be on TBS eFM’s 1013 Main Street discussing Park Wan-suh (various spellings exist). So tune in! If you’re here because you listened to the broadcast, below are some of the links I discussed. A review of “Who Ate Up All the Shinga” A review…
Once again, for those who prefer the scratchy spoken word to the written. This is the audio file of Tuesday’s 1013 Main Street on TBS eFM on which I discussed the poetry of Ko Un and how he is like (and unlike) Kim Hyesoon and how their poetics differ, although occasionally focusing on similar meta-themes.…
As most readers know, each Tuesday morning I go on TBS eFM at 10:12 (or so) to discuss Korean literature on 1013 Mainstreet. Today I talked about poet Kim Hye-soon, and the following is a pre-transcript of that conversation, with the links I mentioned on-air, down at the bottom of this post (so scroll straight…
If you’ve read the posts of the past week this may be a bit redundant, but it is the sound file from my bit on TBS eFM’s 1013 Main Street in which I talk about seeing North Korea through a South Korean mirror. https://www.ktlit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1205120410_charles.mp3 download or iPad
This is basically the spoken version of the essay posted here yesterday. LOL, at KTLIT we cater to ALL learning styles (coming soon, the interpretive dance version). Discussion of the general issue and how Twitter and Facebook are and aren’t being used by institutions with interest in the success of Korean translated literature. https://www.ktlit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1205120327_charles.mp3…
After choking on a question the week before (“what authors are in the collection Waxen Wings?”), I came back last week to answer the question and describe the book (edited by Bruce Fulton). You can hear that segment in its entirety, below. https://www.ktlit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/120306_CharlesM.mp3 iPod or download here
Posting may be light for the next few weeks as we travel around the United States (although this means the Translator and Editor will have a bit of time to get their drink on!), but for now, a sound-file with Charles Montgomery of KTLIT talking a bit about humor in translated Korean literature, some other…