The Wikipedia Project, while slowed down, still continues, mainly focusing on books from the excellent bilingual books from Asia Publishers. And so, today, with the help of Kim Mi-ri, two more pages go up. The first is of Yun I-hyeong the author of “Danny” (Asia Publishers) a book about the meaning of family and relationships in…
NOTE: If you’re in Seoul you can see Han Kang in person (bilingually) at the Seoul ABC Book club, which I will be moderating. As its title suggests Han Kang’s The Vegetarian is a meditation on appetites – ones that society can’t fill and the implications of not “swallowing” what society offers. The tale…
Thanks to those of you who came out today on late notice, and on the first nice Saturday of Spring. The powerpoint presentation I gave is available here: .Seoul ABC – Korean Litsmall. You will note, for ease of download it has been stripped of most graphics and a few slides. Anyone interested in an…
Last Saturday Ko Un spoke at the Barry’s Seoul ABC Book Club (also here on Facebook) at Haechi Hall in Myeongdong, Seoul. Ko began by wishing everyone a happy New Year and looked forward to the Lunar New Year, which is upcoming and mentioned TS Eliot about endings being beginning. January links our past with…
(NOTE: You can also follow KTLIT on Twitter @ktlit) Kyung-sook Shin spoke to a full house for over an hour on Saturday at Haechi Hall in Myeongdong (a Q&A) session followed, which should go up tomorrow) as part of the 10 Magazine Book Club Lecture Series. Shin talked about her previous works, particularly Please Look After…
If, yesterday, you weren’t at Haechi Hall watching Kyung-Sook Shin get interviewed you need to take a long hungover look at yourself in the mirror today and ask if you made the right decision. Because this might have missed the best 10 Magazine/Seoul ABC book club yet. Shin talked about her previous works, particularly Please Look…