More things discovered in clicking: • Some time ago KTLIT posted about a trip to the “Buckwheat Season” restaurant with foodie Jennifer Flinn. A few days ago, at fatmanseoul, Jennifer posted about our experience. It’s weird that she refers to me as “Professor Montgomery” in the post, since we’ve shared Makgeoli, buckwheat food, and cruel…
Just some things we’ve come across: 1) Over at Philip Gowman’s excellent London Korean Links is another chapter in his recent exploits in Korea. Interesting in this case, for a discussion of The House of Choi Champan (and general discussion of ‘authenticity’), where Toji (토지, The Land, written by Park Kyung-ni) was filmed. At the…
Young authors leading a Science Fiction charge: Science fiction (sci-fi) and fantasy novels have had a weak foothold on the Korean literature scene, but recently they have been widening their reach thanks to a slew of rising young authors dedicated to the genres. Why book reviews matter. Not just because I write them. Plus, the…
From over at Three Wise Monkeys, a post by Gabriel Sylvian about: Gi Hyeong-do (1960-1989) is one of the most highly recognized names in modern Korean poetry. His poems are a staple in Korean literature textbooks, and the posthumously published volume of his poems The Black Leaf in My Mouth has gone through multiple printings…
Link Dump 5 from KTLIT, featuring: W. E. Skillend, the UAE, Tears of Blood, Yu Injik, and Yi Kwang-su.
Chi-Young Kim, Kim Young-ha, Lee Dong-Ha, North Korea, Yi Mun-yol, Kyung-ran Jo,I Have the Right to Destroy Myself, Tongue, Toy City. All in one splendid mess!
Random Korean Literature Links
Some random things related to Korean Literature
Bits about Yangsook Choi, Kim Young-ha, Ch’oe Yun, and Park Kygong-ni.