September’s literature discussion at the KCC looks at Kim Yideum’s award-winning poetry collection: Hysteria By Kim Yideum, translated by Jake Levine, Soeun Seo, Hedgie Choi Wednesday 29 September 12:00PM-1:30PM (UK time) via Zoom Apply to [email protected] with your name and contact details by 15th September 2021 The event is free of charge. The first thirty … [Read More]
Author: Kim Yideum (김이듬 1969-)
Selected publications by Kim Yideum
- Blood Sisters (블러드 시스터즈, 2011) tr Lee Jiyoon, Deep Vellum 2019
- Hysteria (히스테리아, 2014) tr Hedgie Choi, Jake Levine, Soeun Seo, Action Books 2019
- Cheer Up, Femme Fatale tr Don Mee Choi, Johannes Göransson, Lee Jiyoon, Action Books 2016
Review: Kim Yideum – Blood Sisters
Kim Yideum: Blood Sisters Translated by Jiyoon Lee Deep Vellum, 2019, 202pp Originally published as 블러드 시스터즈 by Munhakdongne, 2011 I seem to be on a roll with translated fiction this year. Two disappointments (Marilyn and Me and Kim Jiyoung), but now seven that are highly recommendable. I picked this novel off the reading pile … [Read More]
Upcoming literature and fiction titles for 2019
Here’s my first attempt at compiling a list of fiction and poetry titles coming up in 2019. Let me know what I’ve missed. Unlike my separate list of non-fiction I have not exercised any editorial control here: this is everything I have been able to find. The list is in four parts: Modern and contemporary … [Read More]