The Land of the Banished is a heart-rending tale of a man torn and warped by the hardships of the Korean War period. Born into a landless peasant family, Mahn-seok becomes embroiled in the class struggle that descends upon his village with the onset of the war. From his rise through the ranks of the … [Read More]
Archives: Books (page 133)
Mother’s Stake I (Bi-lingual, Vol 4 – Division)
No synopsis available [Read More]
What Is Korean Literature?
Professor Kwon and Professor Fulton outline the major developments, characteristics, genres, and figures of the Korean literary tradition for students encountering that tradition for the first time and also for those ready to critically engage with it. The volume includes examples, in English translation, of each of the genres and works by several of the … [Read More]
Soul of Darkness (Bi-lingual, Vol 2 – Division)
No synopsis available. Available from Seoul Selection and on Kindle [Read More]
The Wounded (Bi-lingual, Vol 1 – Division)
No synopsis available [Read More]
Losing a Sister (Bi-lingual, Vol 76 – Fate)
Hard to obtain outside of Korea. Try Seoul Selection, though they only seem to sell it as part of a set that includes 14 other volumes. Available via Amazon US, but no Kindle version available. [Read More]
Daughters of the Bear: An Anthology of Korean Women’s Stories
Daughters of the Bear is an anthology of non-fiction by 53 Korean women such as a shopkeeper in Itaewon, a doctor in Apkujong, a musician in Myong-Dong, a housewife in Chamshil, and a student at Ewha Womans University. Shiver with a merchant as she recollects escaping with her sisters and mother across the 38th Parallel … [Read More]
The Wind from the South
No synopsis available [Read More]
With the Love for the Stars (Bi-lingual, Vol 21)
Bi-lingual Edition Modern Korean Literature (set 2). “With the Love for the Stars” by Yun Hu-myong. ASIA Publishers present some of the very best modern Korean literature to readers worldwide through its new Korean literature series . We are proud and happy to offer it in the most authoritative translation by renowned translators of Korea … [Read More]
Burying a Treasure Map at the U-turn (Bi-lingual, Vol 64 – Relationship)
Pretty impossible to find. Seoul Selection sells it, and you might pick up a copy elsewhere, but you’ll be lucky. [Read More]
Europa
Inah has been having nightmares. Nightmares of fish bones, fractals, and a marriage that ended under some unnamed violence. Walking the night streets with a man she has known for years, whose feelings for her are bound up with his intense longing to live as a woman, the fragile bond of their relationship threatens to … [Read More]
Land (Vol 1)
Acclaimed as an important piece of modern Korean writing, this book is set against the background of the struggle between conservative and modernizing forces at the turn of the century. It follows the fortunes of several generations of Korean villagers during a time of turbulence and change. [Read More]
Debasement and Other Stories
No synopsis available. Entry on LTI Korea database here: https://library.ltikorea.or.kr/node/9475 WorldCat entry here: https://www.worldcat.org/title/debasement-and-other-stories/oclc/29252260 Pretty hard to find. [Read More]
Iyo Island
Based on an old Jeju legend seafarers’ story of a utopian island the lies just out of sight of Jeju. The story is about many things, including the loss of childhood dreams, the need to endure, and the futility of war. Source: Charles Montgomery’s review [Read More]
A Divided Time
No synopsis available [Read More]
Little Pilgrim
A 1991 bestseller in South Korea, where it was serialized in that country’s largest newspaper, Little Pilgrim is a tale of adventure and self-discovery in the tradition of Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha. Based on the Gandavyuha, one of Buddhism’s deepest and most challenging scriptures, Ko Un’s Little Pilgrim relates the heroic journey of Sudhana, who sets … [Read More]