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Selected publications by Kim Namcheon

Barley (Bi-lingual, Vol 104 – Before and After Liberation) (맥, 1941) tr Sunyoung Park, Asia Publishers 2015
Scenes from the Enlightenment (대하, 1939) tr Charles La Shure, Dalkey Archive 2014

Short stories in anthologies

Barley (맥, 1941) in:
- On the Eve of the Uprising and Other Stories from Colonial Korea
The Factory Newspaper in:
- Rat Fire: Korean Stories from the Japanese Empire

Collections that include work by Kim Namcheon

Imperatives of Culture: Selected Essays on Korean History, Literature, and Society from the Japanese Colonial Era, University of Hawai'i Press 2013

Book review: Kim Namcheon – Scenes from the Enlightenment

posted 11 Dec 2015 updated 27 Jul 2022 by Philip Gowman 3 minute read

Cover image: Scenes from the Enlightenment

Kim Namcheon — Scenes from the Enlightenment Translated by Charles La Shure Dalkey Archive, 2014, 254pp orignally published as 대하, Inmunsa 1939. A brief review, because this is a book I never finished. The blurb on the back of the book sums the contents up well: An account of seemingly trivial events – a wedding … [Read More]