To cut to the chase, here are my two books of the year for 2016. For more detail, read on. Literature in translation The world of translated fiction seems to have been dominated by two names this year, one Korean and one British. The Korean name of course is Han Kang. Just as The Vegetarian … [Read More]
Author: Robert Neff
Selected publications by Robert Neff
- Brief Encounters: Early Reports of Korea by Westerners, Seoul Selection 2016
- Letters from Joseon: 19th Century Korea Through the Eyes of an American Ambassador’s Wife, Seoul Selection 2012
- Korea through Western Eyes, SNU Press 2009
Korea’s kimchi cabbage crisis
Robert Neff reports on Korea’s kimchi crisis at the Marmot’s Hole. More than $10 for a kimchi cabbage! http://bit.ly/aljg2B # [Read More]
2010 Travel Diary #18: Networking in Hongdae and a journey into the unknown
Tuesday 4 May 2010. I had intended to go to see Yi Chuljin’s Seungmu performance this evening, having failed to see it on Sunday, but there are too many conflicting appointments to fit them all in. I’m heading towards Hongdae to meet some new blogging friends – always something I like to do when coming … [Read More]