Deconstructionalogists! (As usual, I welcome disagreements and corrections^^) Previously: I) Hyangga and Koryeo Kasa II) Sijo & Kasa III) Classical Fiction IV) Pansori V) Introduction to Modern Literature VI: Enlightenment VII: Background to Colonial Lit VIII: The History of Korean Modern Literature IX: Themes & Approaches to Fiction X: The Colonial Era XI: War and Separation Era XII:…
Miracles! (As usual, I welcome disagreements and corrections^^) Previously: I) Hyangga and Koryeo Kasa II) Sijo & Kasa III) Classical Fiction IV) Pansori V) Introduction to Modern Literature VI: Enlightenment VII: Background to Colonial Lit VIII: The History of Korean Modern Literature IX: Themes & Approaches to Fiction X: The Colonial Era XI: War and Separation Era 1970s…
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.
Bruce Fulton addresses what I consider the main flaw of his translations – that they are often works that no one would read for fun.
A really great interview with Ch’oe Yun from the Inevitable Dissident. The interview was done in 2008, when Yun’s “There a Petal Silently Falls,” was first published. The Dissident notes: “There a Petal Silently Falls,” the first volume of Ch’oe Yun’s fiction available in English (from Columbia University Press), is made up of a trio…