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]
Author: Oh Jung-hee (오정희 1947-)
Selected publications by Oh Jung-hee
- Chinatown tr Bruce Fulton, Ju-chan Fulton, Penguin 2025
- Chinatown (Bi-lingual, Vol 11 – Women) (중국인 거리, 1979) tr Bruce Fulton, Ju-chan Fulton, Asia Publishers 2012
- River of Fire and Other Stories tr Bruce Fulton, Ju-chan Fulton, Columbia University Press 2012
- The Bird (새, 2003) tr Jenny Wang Medina, Telegram Books 2007
- Chinatown (Jimoondang ed) tr Bruce Fulton, Ju-chan Fulton, Jimoondang 2006
- Chinatown (Modern Korean Short Stories) tr Peggy Cho, Hollym 2004
Short stories in anthologies
- Traditional Solo (산조, 1970) in:
- Words of Farewell (별사, 1981) in:
- Evening Game (저녁의 게임, 1979) in:
- The Bronze Mirror (동경, 1982) in:
- Spirit on the Wind (바람의 넋, 1986) in:
- The Face in:
- Weaver Woman in:
- The Monument Intersection (불망비, 1983) in:
- The Release (방생, 1983) in:
- Chinatown (중국인 거리, 1979) in:
- Wayfarer (순례자의 노래, 1983) in:
Selected titles about Oh Jung-hee
- Anthology: Buddhism, Digital Technology and New Media in Korea: Ŭisang’s Ocean Seal Diagram ed Hyangsoon Yi, Dal Yong Jin, Routledge 2024
Book review: The Future of Silence – Fiction by Korean Women
The Future of Silence: Fiction by Korean Women Translated and Edited by Bruce & Ju-Chan Fulton Zephyr Press, 2016, 193pp When an unexpected book-shaped package landed on my doormat in April 2016 I eagerly opened it, wondering what was inside. I was slightly less enthusiastic when I discovered that it was a collection of short stories … [Read More]
Oh Jung-hee: The Bird
Telegram Books, 2007 Originally published as 새, 2003 Translated by Jenny Wang Medina Another of those enigmatic, slightly depressing modern Korean novels which causes you to have sympathy with the large number of Koreans who are turning to Japanese novels for their entertainment. Set during the mid 90s economic slump, the story chronicles the lives … [Read More]


