The organisers of the first London edition of the SXSW festival have done a great job in securing some enticing Korean movies – including two UK premieres and a world premiere – and scheduling them so that you can get to see them all. Here’s hoping there are sufficient interesting movies left for the festivals … [Read More]
Author: Gu Byeong-mo (구병모 1976-)
Selected publications by Gu Byeong-mo
- The Wizard’s Bakery (위저드 베이커리, 2022) tr Jamie Chang, Wildfire 2025
- Your Neighbour’s Table (네 이웃의 식탁, 2018) tr Kim Chi-young, Wildfire 2024
- The Old Woman with the Knife (파과, 2018) tr Kim Chi-young, Hanover Square Press 2022
- The Story of P.C. (K-Fiction 019) (어느 피씨주의자의 종생기, 2017) tr Stella Kim, Asia Publishers 2017
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]