(NOTE: This post is a Valentines’ Day post that changes from time to time, so any feedback or additions are welcome) Some time back, regular reader and man of international mystery “Charles” (the other) asked me about Korea love stories. And it brought me up a bit short, because I had a bit of difficulty…
A brief video review of Kim Yu-Jeong’s The Heat of the Sun, mention of his other work, Korean stories with related themes, and the Kim Yu-Jeong Literature Museum just outside of Chuncheon. If this story seems interesting to you, the fine folks at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea have made it available, free, online,…
A Ready Made Life: Early Masters of Modern Korean Fiction, selected and translated by Kim Chongun and Bruce Fulton (and as usual a brilliant translation!) is a collection of stories written during the Korean colonial period (1910-45). With a very few exceptions it is a great collection, and would be a good starting point for…
Two weeks ago (Valentine’s Day, to be exact) I was on the excellent 1013 Mainstreet on TBS eFM discussion translated works that focus on ‘love.’ With White Day just two weeks away, and another flurry of ‘love’ based giving on the horizon, I give you that broadcast. 120214_Charles
Charles from KTLIT will be on TBS eFM tomorrow discussing the recent 10th Annual Korea Literature Translation Institute Awards, the Nanoomi/ReadBuild New Korea Files book, KCREPORT (where culture goes to die!), and recent recommendations in translated Korean fiction. Exciting authors to be named later will include Kim U-jeong, Kim Young-ha, and Ch’ae Man-sik (I’ll likely…
There is no better time than now to begin to read modern Korean literature. It’s many talented authors write in myriad genres and in the past 25 years have begun to skillfully meld innately Korean history and culture to stories with international appeal.
The Portable Library of Korean Literature • Short Fiction • 14 • Jimoondang Publishing • Seoul I read my first stories of Kim Yu-Jeong while concurrently reading the essay Extravagance and Authenticity by Kim Uchang. This proved an interesting set of readings as the essay and the stories focus on romantic love. Kim Uchang’s essay…