April’s literature event at the KCC looks at last year’s translation of selected works of Yi Sang. I personally find Yi pretty hard going, so I’m hoping this session will give me a way of looking at his work that will encourage me to give him another go. Yi Sang: Selected Works Wednesday 28th April … [Read More]
Author: Yi Sang (이상 or 김해경 1910-1937)
Selected publications by Yi Sang
- Yi Sang: Selected Works tr Don Mee Choi, Jack Jung, Joyelle McSweeney, Sawako Nakayasu, Wave Books 2020
- Wings (Bi-lingual, Vol 91 – Colonial Intellectuals Turned “Idiots”) (날개, 1936) tr Kevin O'Rourke, Asia Publishers 2015
- The Wings (날개, 1936) tr Ahn Jung-hyo, James B Lee, Jimoondang 2001
Short stories in anthologies
- Deathly Child in:
- A discontinued knot in:
- Phantom illusion in:
- Wings (날개, 1936) in:
- Meetings and Farewells in:
Buckwheat tops the translation league table
As I’ve been logging the various publications during the construction of LKL’s K-lit hub, I’ve been keeping an eye on those stories which appear most often in English translation, whether in an anthology or a standalone publication. Charles Montgomery has always said that When the Buckwheat Blooms is the most published story, and I’ve yet … [Read More]
Autumn 2017 season of lectures at SOAS
Here are the seminars announced for the Autumn 2017 season at SOAS. Check the SOAS website for updates. 29/09/17 Reimagining the Self: North Korean Multiple Migrants’ Remaking Time and Place in Contemporary Japan Dr Markus Bell 06/10/17 The Confucian (Im)perfection of Renunciation – Implications of holding and abandoning a public position for Joseon literati Dr. … [Read More]
Korea wins Golden Lion in Venice architecture biennale
There have been a lot of Korean Ministry of Culture bigwigs in town this week for the opening of the City of London Festival, in which Korean performers are playing a major part. And many of the officials are going home to Seoul via Venice. Why? Because the Korean Pavilion has been awarded the Golden … [Read More]
Korean authors by an English painter
British artist Billy Childish exhibits portraits of two celebrated Korean authors (Yi Kwang-su and Yi Sang) in his Seoul show entitled Strange Bravery at Gallery Hyundai in Jongno, Seoul, till 3 June. http://bit.ly/JdjPZR [Read More]