Kim Won-il looks at 80 years of Korean modern history, presenting us with the less glamorous side of the story in a novel that spans three generations of a Milyang-based family who are swept along in the political and economic tides of the colonial period and Korea’s subsequent reconstruction. [Read More]
Author: Kim Wonil (김원일 1942-)
Selected publications by Kim Wonil
- The Scorpion tr Kang Sunok, Melissa Thomson, Kitaab International 2018
- The House with a Sunken Courtyard tr Suh Ji-moon, Dalkey Archive 2013
- Soul of Darkness (Bi-lingual, Vol 2 – Division) tr Catherine Rose Torres, Sohn Suk-joo, Asia Publishers 2012
- Evening Glow tr Agnita Tennant, Jain Publishing 2003
- The Wind And The River tr Choi Jin-young, Pace 1988
Short stories in anthologies
- Spirit of Darkness in:
- Prison of the Heart in:
Book review: Waxen Wings
Waxen Wings: The ACTA Koreana Anthology of Short Fiction from Korea Edited by Bruce Fulton Koryo Press, 2011, 238pp There are plenty of anthologies of Korean translated fiction available, and many of them are edited and / or translated by Bruce Fulton, usually with Ju-Chan Fulton involved in the project too. I recently enjoyed the … [Read More]