The Korean Film Council recently publicised on its website the new “Book to Film” initiative aimed at bringing together the film and the publishing industries. Of course, the practice adapting a book for the big screen is almost as old as the movie industry itself, and some of South Korea’s most successful movies have been … [Read More]
Author: Hwang Sok-yong (page 3)
Selected publications by Hwang Sok-yong
- Mater 2-10 (철도원 삼대, 2020) tr Sora Kim-Russell, Youngjae Josephine Bae, Scribe 2023
- Gwangju Uprising: The Rebellion for Democracy in South Korea tr Slin Jung, Verso 2022
- The Prisoner (수인 1: 경계를 넘다 | 수인 2: 불꽃 속으로, 2017) tr Anton Hur, Sora Kim-Russell, Verso 2021
- At Dusk (해질 무렵, 2015) tr Sora Kim-Russell, Scribe 2018
- Familiar Things (낯익은 세상, 2011) tr Sora Kim-Russell, Scribe 2017
- Princess Bari (바리데기, 2007) tr Sora Kim-Russell, Periscope 2015
- The Shadow of Arms (무기의 그늘, 1985) tr Chun Kyung-ja, Seven Stories Press 2014
- The Road to Sampo (Bi-lingual, Vol 7 – Industrialization) (삼포 가는 길, 1973) tr Kim Uchang, Asia Publishers 2012
- The Old Garden (오래된 정원, 2000) tr Jay Oh, Seven Stories Press 2009
- The Guest (손님, 2001) tr Chun Kyung-ja, Maya West, Seven Stories Press 2005
Short stories in anthologies
- Camel’s Eye (낙타 누깔, 1972) in:
- Windfall in:
- The Uninvited Minstrel in:
- Pagoda in:
- Neighbours in:
- A Dream of Good Fortune (되지꿈, 1973) in:
- The Road to Sampo (삼포 가는 길, 1973) in:
Selected titles about Hwang Sok-yong
- Suk Koo Rhee: The Korean War Novel: Rewriting History from the Civil War to the Post-Cold War, Edinburgh University Press 2024
- Youngju Ryu: Writers of the Winter Republic: Literature and Resistance in Park Chung Hee’s Korea, University of Hawai'i Press 2015
Book Review: Hwang Sok-yong – The Old Garden
Hwang Sok-yong: The Old Garden / The Ancient Garden Originally published in 2000 English translation by Jay Oh, Seven Stories Press 2009 / Picador 2010. “More has been expected of Hwang Sok-yong than almost any other Korean writer of the past quarter century,” says Bruce Fulton (1). Having read The Guest (2002), and having watched … [Read More]
1970s: the missing decade in Korean film?
Newcomers to Korean film can sometimes get the impression that Korean cinema started with Shiri. Indeed, one contributor to the recent Korean Film Blogathon claimed “Korea’s cinema was virtually non-existing until the new millennium”. Not a sentiment with which I strongly agree. While the last decade has certainly seen more than its fair share of … [Read More]
Films from the 70s: Lee Man-hee’s Road to Sampo at the KCC
The 65th Korean Film Night at the KCC is on Thursday, 10th March 2011 at 7:00pm – a classic film from the 70s. Title: A Road To Sampo (1975) Director: Lee Man-hee Genre: Drama Certification: 15 (South Korea) Running Time: 101mins Date & Time: THURS 10th Mar 2011,7:00pm Venue: Multi-Purpose Hall, KCCUK Admission Free, Booking … [Read More]
Hwang Sok-yong: The Guest
(Seven Stories, 2005) Translated by Chun Kyung-ja and Maya West Originally published as 손님, Seoul 2001 The Guest of the title is an unwelcome foreigner: originally applied to smallpox, it is used by extension to cover the cultural imports of communism and Christianity. The theme of the book is that until the ghosts of the … [Read More]
Hwang Sok-yong reads from his novel ‘The Guest’
Hwang Sok-yong reads from his novel ‘The Guest’ 14 December 2005, 5pm – 7pm SOAS Kalili Lecture Theatre To celebrate the publication of his novel The Guest by Seven Stories Press, Hwang Sok-yong will be reading from the novel and answering questions at SOAS. [Read More]