As I’ve been logging the various publications during the construction of LKL’s K-lit hub, I’ve been keeping an eye on those stories which appear most often in English translation, whether in an anthology or a standalone publication. Charles Montgomery has always said that When the Buckwheat Blooms is the most published story, and I’ve yet … [Read More]
Author: Kim Seung-ok (김승옥 1941-)
Selected publications by Kim Seung-ok
- Record of a journey to Mujin (Bi-lingual, Vol 6 – Industrialization) (무진기행, 1964), Asia Publishers 2012
Short stories in anthologies
- The Night Outing (야행, 1969) in:
- A Cup of Coffee in:
- Operation in:
- Good bargain in:
- Seoul, 1964, Winter (서울, 1964년 겨울, 1965) in:
- Land of Exile: Contemporary Korean Fiction (expanded edition)
- Modern Korean Literature — An Anthology 1908-65
- Meetings and Farewells: Modern Korean Stories
- Modern Korean Fiction: An Anthology
- Home-Coming and Other Korean Short Stories
- Flowers of Fire: Twentieth-century Korean Stories
- Modern Far Eastern Stories
- The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories
- Record of a journey to Mujin (무진기행, 1964) in:
You’ve seen the film, now read the book
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]
Kim Sung Ok: A Literature of and for the Self – Steve Capener at SOAS
On his way to a conference on Alternative Modernisms in Cardiff, Steve Capener gives a talk on one of my favourite authors. Kim Sung Ok: A Literature of and for the Self Steve Capener (Assistant Professor, Seoul Women’s University) 14 May 2013, 5:15 – 7:00 PM Russell Square Room 4421 Abstract After he took power … [Read More]
Book review: Modern Korean Literature — An Anthology 1908-65
Modern Korean Literature: An Anthology 1908-1965 Edited by Chung Chong-wha Routledge / Kegan Paul International, 1995, 467pp If you are looking to sample Korean literature in translation, the chances are that you’ll find more short stories than full length novels. This collection, though not universally enjoyable, is extremely useful in giving an overview of the … [Read More]