When it comes to fiction, 2023 was a year that defied my expectations. Those novels that I hoped or expected to enjoy turned out to be disappointments; those that I thought might be heavy going turned out to be enjoyable. It was a reminder to try better to abide by the maxim of approaching a … [Read More]
Author: Br Anthony
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Selected publications by Br Anthony
- Brief Encounters: Early Reports of Korea by Westerners, Seoul Selection 2016
- The Korean Way of Tea, Seoul Selection 2007
Selected translations by Br Anthony
- Park Nohae: Dawn of Labor, University of Hawai'i Press 2024
- Song Kyung-dong: I’ll write again tomorrow, Asia Publishers 2023
- Kim Byung-ho: Love Songs Sung with the Body, Asia Publishers 2023
- Im Seong-sun: The Consultant, Bloomsbury 2023
- Lee Geum-yi: Can’t I go instead?, Forge, Scribe 2023
- Sin Yong-mok: Concealed Words, Black Ocean 2023
- Choe Yang-eop: The Letters of the Venerable Father Thomas Choe Yang-eop, Research Foundation of Korean Church History 2022
- Lee Geum-yi: The Picture Bride, Forge 2022
- Park Jang-ho: A Morning with only Writing Left (K-Poet 28), Asia Publishers 2022
- JM Lee: Broken Summer, Amazon Crossing 2022
- Moon Dong-man: Thinking Less about Sad Things (K-Poet 26), Asia Publishers 2022
- Ko Un: Ten Thousand Lives: Maninbo, Volumes 21–25, Green Integer 2021
- Lee Sul-ya: Cave Boys (K-Poet 22), Asia Publishers 2021
- St Andrew Kim Dae-geon: The Letters of Saint Andrew Kim Dae-geon, Research Foundation of Korean Church History 2021
- Kim Soo-yeol: Homo Maskus (K-Poet 18), Asia Publishers 2020
- Kim Seung-hee: Hope is Lonely, Arc Publications 2020
- Jeong Ho-seung: Loving, Seoul Selection 2020
- Jeong Ho-seung: Lonesome Jar, Seoul Selection 2020
- Ahn Joo-cheol: Feeling Never Stops (K-Poet 16), Asia Publishers 2020
- Yoo Anjin: As I Walk Alone, Merwin Asia 2020
- An Hyeon-mi: Deep Work (K-Poet 11), Asia Publishers 2020
- Kim Sa-in: Liking in Silence, White Pine Press 2019
- Park Duk-kyu: The Rabbit’s Tale 2020, Homa + Sekey 2019
- Anthology: Silvery World and Other Stories ed Michael J Pettid, Cornell East Asia Series 2019
- Ahn Sang-hak: Poems by Ahn Sang-hak (K-Poet 05), Asia Publishers 2018
- Kim Jong-gil: A Black Kite, University of Hawai'i Press 2018
- J.M.G. Le Clézio: Bitna: Under the Sky of Seoul, Seoul Selection 2018
- Ahn Do-hyun: Poems by Ahn Do-Hyun (K-Poet 02), Asia Publishers 2017
- Ko Un: Poems by Ko Un (K-Poet 01), Asia Publishers 2017
- Lee Seong-bok: Ah, Mouthless Things, Green Integer 2017
- Kim Soo-bok: Beating on Iron, Green Integer 2017
- Ko Hyeong-ryeol: Grasshoppers’ Eyes, Parlor Press 2017
- Do Jong-hwan: No Flower Blooms Without Wavering, Seoul Selection 2017
- Jeong Ho-seung: Though flowers fall I have never forgotten you, Seoul Selection 2016
- Jeong Ho-seung: A Letter Not Sent, Seoul Selection 2016
- Shim Bo-seon: Fifteen Seconds without Sorrow, Parlor Press 2016
- Oh Sae-young: Night-Sky Checkerboard, Deep Vellum 2016
- Anthology: The Colors of Dawn: Twentieth-Century Korean Poetry ed Brother Anthony of Taizé and Chung Eun-Gwi, University of Hawai'i Press 2016
- Yi Mun-yol: Son of Man, Dalkey Archive 2015
- Ko Un: Maninbo: Peace & War, Bloodaxe 2015
- Lee Si-young: Patterns, Green Integer 2015
- Park Ynhui: Shadows of the Void, Seoul Selection 2014
- Bang Hyeon-seok: Off to Battle at Dawn (Bi-lingual, Vol 20 – Liberty), Asia Publishers 2013
- Ko Un: First Person Sorrowful, Bloodaxe 2012
- Ko Un: Himalaya Poems, Green Integer 2011
- Anthology: Korean Tea Classics by Hanjae Yi Mok and the Venerable Cho-ui, Seoul Selection 2011
- Midang So Chong-ju: The Early Lyrics, 1941–1960, Cornell East Asia Series 2011
- Ko Un: ChaRyong’s Kiss, Bawoosol 2011
- Kim Yeong-nang: Until Peonies Bloom, Merwin Asia 2010
- Ko Un: Songs for Tomorrow: A Collection of Poems 1960-2002, Green Integer 2010
- Cheon Sang-byeong: Back to Heaven: Selected Poems of Ch’on Sang Pyong, Cornell East Asia Series 2010
- Kim Seung-hee: Walking on the Washing Line, Cornell East Asia Series 2010
- Ko Un: What?: 108 ZEN Poems, Parallax 2008
- Mah Chonggi: Eyes of Dew, White Pine Press 2006
- Ko Un: Flowers of a Moment, BOA Editions 2006
- Anthology: Literature from the “Axis of Evil” ed Words Without Borders, The New Press 2006
- Ko Un: Ten Thousand Lives, Green Integer 2006
- Kim Kwang-kyu: Journey to Seoul, DapGae 2006
- Kim Kwang-kyu: The Depths of a Clam, White Pine Press 2006
- Mok Sun-ok: My husband the poet, Seoul Selection 2006
- Ko Un: Little Pilgrim, Parallax 2005
- Ku Sang: Eternity Today, Seoul Selection 2005
- Kim Young-moo: Virtual Reality, DapGae 2005
- Anthology: Daughters of the Bear: An Anthology of Korean Women’s Stories ed Maite Diez and Jennifer Mathews, University Press of America 2004
- Ku Sang: Even the Knots on Quince Trees Tell Tales, DapGae 2004
- Lee Oyoung: The General’s Beard: Two Novellas, Homa + Sekey 2002
- Anthology: Variations: Three Korean Poets ed Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo, Cornell East Asia Series 2001
- Ko Un: Beyond Self: 108 Korean Zen Poems, Parallax 1997
- Ko Un: The Sound of My Waves, Cornell East Asia Series 1996
- Yi Mun-yol: The Poet, Harvill 1995
- Shin Chang-ho: Invisible Mountains, Universal Press 1994
- Ku Sang: A Korean Century: River and Fields, Forest Books 1991
- Kim Kwang-kyu: Faint Shadows of Love, Forest Books 1991
- Ku Sang: Infant Splendor, Samseong Publishing 1990
- Ku Sang: Wastelands of Fire, Forest Books 1989
Books and People: a Korean Cornucopia
Brother Anthony of Taizé has donated to the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, his extensive library of nineteenth and early twentieth-century books by foreigners on Korea and will offer comments on selected books and the personalities behind them. Biography Brother Anthony of Taizé (naturalized Korean name An Sonjae) studied Medieval and Modern languages at Oxford. … [Read More]
Overcoming Barriers: Korea in Translation
Brother Anthony (who has been publishing translations of Korean poetry and fiction since 1990) will begin by talking about some of the books by which Korea and its region first became known in centuries past, books that were translated from and into a variety of languages. He will then review the ways in which Korean … [Read More]
A look back at our 2022 reading diary
It was a busy year outside of my Korean interests, with the result that I didn’t read as much as I would like. And of the titles that I did read, I haven’t had a chance yet formally to write up my thoughts – though there are several half-written reviews which may eventually see the … [Read More]
Upcoming literature and fiction titles for 2022
Last year was an amazing one for Korean literature in translation, with plenty of lively titles published. 2022 looks for the moment like it’s going to be a little quieter, but new publications sometimes pop out of nowhere, so this list of anticipated books for this year is almost bound to be proved incomplete. There … [Read More]
A look back at our 2021 reading diary
Looking back at this year, it’s been one of the best for new translations of Korean literature that I can remember. There have been at least ten new fiction titles, and unusually for me I managed to get through all the titles I was intending to. All of them are recommendable in their different ways. … [Read More]
Scottish CKS Distinguished Lecture Series: November talks
The Scottish Centre for Korean Studies has announced its November series of lectures. I’ve yet to find a web page where details in good old-fashioned text can be found, but poster images are posted on their Facebook page, where you can also find registration links for the Zoom meetings. This month we have: Wed 10 … [Read More]
Two recent resources on Korean literature in translation
First, very hot off the press — uploaded to the Taylor & Francis website yesterday — is the Translation Review Korea special. As with most academic publications, this title is phenomenally expensive, so best to consult it via your university library online resources. Here’s the table of contents: Introduction: They Like to Sing and Dance … [Read More]
Literature and poetry in translation titles for 2021: more than a dozen to look forward to!
This is now LKL’s fifth annual post that looks at the literature and fiction titles we’re looking forward to over the coming twelve months. Since last year we’ve made things easier for ourselves by investing some time building a book database that aims to catalogue all physical publications of Korean literature in translation, as well … [Read More]
Gwangju, 40 years on
Brother Anthony is using the time of social distancing to good effect, updating his website with many valuable materials. In readiness for the 40th anniversary of the Gwangju uprising, he has “translated some poems about the victims in Gwangju, written by a poet whose work nobody dares publish” any more. You can find these on … [Read More]
Korea: Divisions and Borders – Wasafiri Special Issue 96 Launch
Thursday 21 February 2019, 18:30 – 21:00 GMT Korean Cultural Centre UK | Grand Buildings | 1-3 Strand | London WC2N 5BW Register via EventBrite South Korea’s transformation as a country over the past sixty years has been nothing short of astonishing, and the nation now ranks amongst the world’s most advanced societies and largest … [Read More]
27 years of translation: Brother Anthony’s poetry talks in London
Brother Anthony’s brief pre-Easter trip to the UK included four talks – in St Andrews, London and Oxford – on themes of poetry translation. Of the two London appearances, one was a detailed hands-on workshop wrestling with a poem by Kim Seung-hee; and the other a wide-ranging talk encompassing the history of the translation of … [Read More]
Brother Anthony’s poetry talks in St Andrews and London
Brother Anthony of Taizé, the noted – and prolific – translator of Korean literature and poetry, is coming to the UK in March and will be appearing at the StAnza International Poetry Festival in St Andrews on 10 March and giving two talks in London on 13 and 15 March. Details below: Past & Present … [Read More]
A look back at some of the books of 2016
To cut to the chase, here are my two books of the year for 2016. For more detail, read on. Literature in translation The world of translated fiction seems to have been dominated by two names this year, one Korean and one British. The Korean name of course is Han Kang. Just as The Vegetarian … [Read More]
Brother Anthony awarded honorary MBE
Congratulations to Brother Anthony of Taizé for his honorary MBE, awarded by ambassador Charles Hay on 2 December at the ambassador’s residence in Seoul. The official citation reads as follows… Brother Seon Jae AN For services to the Royal Asiatic Society and to furthering the study of English Literature in Korea. …but equally we all … [Read More]
A Poetry Evening with Ko Un and Brother Anthony
Ko Un is paying one of his regular visits to the UK in July, with a reading at the KCC on 15 July which follows his appearance at the Ledbury Poetry Festival: A Poetry Evening with Ko Un Ko Un with Brother Anthony of Taizé reading in Korean and English Wednesday 15 July 2015, 7pm … [Read More]