Place any game piece (a 100 won coin will do) on the start square Using one die, roll and follow the directions on the red or green squares The winner is the first player to become and “author” (note, to make it more difficult, you can require the winner to land on the “author” square…
2011 was an active year in Korean literature. • First, as the year began, Korea lost one of its great authors, and one well represented in translation, Park Wan-so. An international literary treasure as well a national one, Park’s literary career spanned thirty years, and she wrote more than 20 novels and 100 short stories,…
This is an ongoing list, based on an original list in the online Bibliography of Asian Studies of the Association for Asian Studies. I have added stories from three new books (Weathered Blossom, A Sketch of the Fading Son, and The Red Room) and look forward to any additions anyone can send me. TRANSLATIONS OF…
Multiple Korean newspapers are noting the passing of brilliant Korean author Park Wan-so, who apparently died as the result of gallbladder cancer. Park had been battling the disease for years and her death leaves behind four daughters. An international literary treasure as well a national one, Park’s literary career spanned thirty years, and she wrote…