Friends of the blog, and even occasional commenters, Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton have a translation of Ch’ae Mansik’s awesome, My Innocent Uncle in the new NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD LITERATURE third edition. That would be in Volume F, out of a total number of.. well.. F.^^ A quick look through the other volumes did not…
A podcast of my segment on 1013 Mainstreet on TBS eFM. This is quite similar to last Tuesday’s post, but as usual, I include it for anyone who would rather listen than read, or whoever wants to hear what I sound like (screechy and mouthing platitudes^^). https://www.ktlit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1205120417_charles.mp3
For the second time in a few days, something has popped up in comments that deserves some attention on the main page. Charles (the regular commenter) had a strong reaction to my posts on North Korean literature, and so, I have brought it up to the main page. As usual, my responses are italicized. While…
NOTE: KTLIT received a long and well thought-out comment from Philip Gowman of London Korea Links, which suggested several other social media strategies which should be considered in the process of popularizing Korean translated literature. I have promoted that comment, here, to a post, and the sections in italics represent my responses to Philip’s thoughts.…
Ktlit needs an intern for a few hours of work a month. UPDATE: Position is filled! What we need: Live in Seoul Speak Korean and English Write well in Korean Able to semi-interpret About 10 hours a month What we offer Experience A chance to meet cool authors like Shin Kyung-sook or Kim Hye-soon Wages…
Three things of particular interest that don’t quite merit their own posts. First, over at London Korea Links a review of The Orphan Master’s Son and the subheading of the review probably says it all: “best left in the orphanage.” That Philip Gowman has a way with the English language.^^ Second, from Subject Object Verb,…
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…
Hot on the heels of Shin Kyung-sook’s victory in the Man Asia Literary Prize, The Independent announced today that her Please Look After Mom has been long-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. The Independent describes the award: The ‘Independent’ Foreign Fiction Prize remains not just Britain’s premier honour for modern writing in translation: with…
A COUPLE OF THINGS I FOUND INTERESTING 1) Daesan Foundation Grant-For-Translation Deadline: 31 May 2012 The DAESAN FOUNDATION, which promotes the “enrichment of Korean culture” and the “globalization of Korean culture,” supports the translation, research, and publication of Korean works to foster the globalization of Korean culture and to advance cultural exchange. The Foundation’s Translation…
After choking on a question the week before (“what authors are in the collection Waxen Wings?”), I came back last week to answer the question and describe the book (edited by Bruce Fulton). You can hear that segment in its entirety, below. https://www.ktlit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/120306_CharlesM.mp3 iPod or download here