A look back at the books and literary events of the year – and a summary of my reading diary. Literature in translation In translated fiction, my reading this year has not managed anywhere near to keep pace with the amount of translations being published. I know I said the same in respect of 2017 … [Read More]
Author: Ahn Jung-hyo (안정효 1941-)
Selected publications by Ahn Jung-hyo
- Silver Stallion (은마는 오지 않는다, 1986) tr Ahn Jung-hyo, Soho Press 2003
- White Badge: A Novel of Korea (하얀전쟁, 1983) tr Ahn Jung-hyo, Soho Press 1989
Selected translations by Ahn Jung-hyo
- Yi Sang: Stories of Yi Sang, Dalkey Archive 2016
- Yang Gui-ja: Rust, Jimoondang 2002
- Lee Kyun-young: The Other Side of Dark Remembrance, Jimoondang 2001
- Yi Sang: The Wings, Jimoondang 2001
- Shin Sang-ung: Three Voices at Midnight, Dongsuh Munhaksa 1998
- Anthology: Reunion so far away: a collection of contemporary Korean fiction ed Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Korean National Commission for Unesco 1994
- Kim Seong-dong: Mandala, Dongsuh Munhaksa 1990
- Cho Hae-il: America, Dongsuh Munhaksa 1990
- Anthology: Home-Coming and Other Korean Short Stories ed Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Pace 1983
- Anthology: The unenlightened and other Korean short stories ed Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Pace 1983
- Pak Chong-wha: King Sejong: A Novel, Larchwood 1980
- Kim Dong-ni: Ulhwa the Shaman: a novel of Korea and three short stories, Larchwood 1979
Book Review: Ahn Jung-hyo – White Badge
Ahn Jung-hyo: White Badge Soho Press, NY, 1989, 337pp Originally published as 하얀전쟁, 1983 Translated by the author If I saw Jeong Ji-young’s White Badge (1992) when it screened in London eight years ago, I do not remember it. I cannot imagine having a similar lapse of memory concerning Ahn Jung-hyo’s Vietnam war novel on … [Read More]
April Literature Night: Silver Stallion with Ahn Jung-hyo
Ahn Jung-hyo is in town not just to talk about his novel Silver Stallion but also his Vietnam War novel White Badge, which will be screened at the KCC later in the week. We reviewed Silver Stallion ten years ago but that won’t stop us reading it again. Literature Night: Ahn Jung-hyo’s Silver Stallion 25 … [Read More]
Screening: White Badge + Ahn Jung-hyo Q+A
Jeong Ji-yeong’s adaptation of Ahn Jung-hyo’s Vietnam War novel is the third in the KCCUK’s Korean Novels on Screen season of screenings. Director Jeong came to London back in 2010 to talk about this movie. LKL’s write-up can be found here. White Badge (하얀전쟁) Director: Chung Ji-young (1992, 124 mins) Cast: Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Gyoung-young, … [Read More]
White Badge: Korea and the Vietnamese War
In a year that we remember the 60th anniversary of the first post-WW2 US military involvement in Asia, it was a great idea to invite Director Jeong Ji-yeong (정지영) to the UK. Jeong is known for a number of well-received films, including Nambugun, a film which gives a nuanced view of the Korean War from … [Read More]
Sex, modernity and the Korean war: a review of Ahn Junghyo’s Silver Stallion
Ahn Junghyo: Silver Stallion – a novel of Korea Soho Press, 1990 First published in Seoul in 1986 Translated from the Korean by the author As the book opens, we encounter a small village which is somehow untouched by the Korean war which seems to have passed them by. The old order, personified by Old … [Read More]
Book review: Kim Seong-dong — Mandala
Kim Sung-dong: Mandala Translated by Ahn Jung-hyo Dongsu Munhaksa, 1990 A novel about the search for truth, and about the nature of corruption in religion. When Pobun takes his priestly vows, he undertakes not to kill, steal, have sex, lie, drink, wear ornaments, sing or dance, sleep in a comfortable bed, possess gold, or eat … [Read More]