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]
Author: Park Min-gyu (박민규 1968-)
Selected publications by Park Min-gyu
- Pavane for a Dead Princess (죽은 왕녀를 위한 파반느, 2009) tr Amber Hyun Jung Kim, Dalkey Archive 2014
- Dinner with Buffett (K-Fiction 001) (버핏과의 저녁 식사) tr Jeon Seung-hee, Asia Publishers 2014
- Is That So? I’m a Giraffe (Bi-lingual, Vol 34 – Seoul) (그렇습니까? 기린 입니다) tr Sora Kim-Russell, Asia Publishers 2013
Short stories in anthologies
- Roadkill in:
Korean Women on screen, between the covers
As many readers might know, I recently gave a talk at the British Korean Women’s Society on a pretty risky topic: I was asked to give a Western male’s perspective on Korean women. I decided to play it relatively safe, and discuss the topic through the lens of Korean novels, films and artworks that are accessible … [Read More]
Book review: Park Min-gyu — Pavane for a Dead Princess
Park Min-gyu: Pavane for a Dead Princess Translated by Amber Hyun Jung Kim Dalkey Archive, 2014, 262pp Originally published as 죽은 왕녀를 위한 파반느, 2009 Park Min-gyu’s Pavane for a Dead Princess is the first in Dalkey Archive’s second set (of five volumes) of their Library of Korean Literature. Even though I’ve only had time … [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]