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]
Author: Kim Wonil (김원일 1942-)
Selected publications by Kim Wonil
- The Scorpion (전갈, 2007) tr Kang Sunok, Melissa Thomson, Kitaab International 2018
- The House with a Sunken Courtyard (마당깊은 집, 1988) tr Suh Ji-moon, Dalkey Archive 2013
- Soul of Darkness (Bi-lingual, Vol 2 – Division) (어둠의 혼, 1973) tr Catherine Rose Torres, Sohn Suk-joo, Asia Publishers 2012
- Evening Glow ( 노을, 1978/1997) tr Agnita Tennant, Jain Publishing 2003
- The Wind And The River (바람과 강, 1985) tr Choi Jin-young, Pace 1988
Short stories in anthologies
- Spirit of Darkness (어둠의 혼, 1973) in:
- Prison of the Heart in:
Book review: Kim Won-il – The Scorpion
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]
Book review: Waxen Wings
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 Fultons’ collection The Future of Silence, which reintroduced me to the format after an absence of rather too long. … [Read More]
2015 Korean Literature Nights
Here are the Korean Literature Nights scheduled for 2015 at the KCC: Wed 25 Feb The Vegetarian by Han Kang Moderator: Deborah Smith Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people. He is an office worker with moderate ambitions and mild manners; she is an uninspired but dutiful wife. The acceptable flatline of their marriage is … [Read More]