Tonight was the announcement of the shortlist for this year’s Man Asian Literature Prize, which, notably, Shin Kyoung-sook won last year becoming the first Korean and first woman to do so. Kim Young-Ha was long-listed for his book, Black Flower, about which KTLIT said this in our review: Black Flower is a good book. It’s…
As readers likely recall, Shin Kyung-sook won last year’s Man Asia Literary Prize, and by doing so became the first woman and first Korean to do so. I’ve received an email from the Prize, and they’re telling me that they would still be happy to accept more submissions from publishers who published a Korean translation…
Shin Kyung-sook (who KTLIT met here and who was put up on the Wikipedia by our own Wikipedia Project) becomes both the first woman and first Korean author to win the Man Asia Literary Prize. From the Man Asia website: HONG KONG, 15 March 2012 – Kyung-sook Shin has tonight become the first woman to…
KTLIT just received an email from Marina Ma at the Man Asian Literary Prize. She is attempting to increase the number of Korean submissions for the Man Asian Literary Prize. And thanks to her for caring about that! Here are the details: *Submissions are now open for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize. The cash…
The Translator sends this to me. The Man Asian Literary Prize for “Asian” books written in or translated into English has announced its five candidates for the award, and none are by Korean authors. Likely because the judges probably never heard of Korean fiction. This contest requires publishers to enter their works, and I bet…