First, very hot off the press — uploaded to the Taylor & Francis website yesterday — is the Translation Review Korea special. As with most academic publications, this title is phenomenally expensive, so best to consult it via your university library online resources. Here’s the table of contents: Introduction: They Like to Sing and Dance […]
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Selected publications
- Brief Encounters: Early Reports of Korea by Westerners, Seoul Selection 2016
- The Korean Way of Tea, Seoul Selection 2007
Selected translations
- Kim Soo-yeol: Homo Maskus (K-Poet 18) tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Asia Publishers 2020
- Kim Seung-hee: Hope is Lonely tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Arc Publications 2020
- Jeong Ho-seung: Loving tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Seoul Selection 2020
- Jeong Ho-seung: Lonesome Jar tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Seoul Selection 2020
- Ahn Joo-cheol: Feeling Never Stops (K-Poet 16) tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Asia Publishers 2020
- Yoo Anjin: As I Walk Alone tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Yu Chang-gon, Merwin Asia 2020
- An Hyeon-mi: Deep Work (K-Poet 11) tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Asia Publishers 2020
- Kim Sa-in: Liking in Silence tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Susan Hwang, White Pine Press 2019
- Park Duk-kyu: The Rabbit’s Tale 2020 tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Homa + Sekey 2019
- Anthology: Silvery World and Other Stories ed Michael J Pettid, Cornell East Asia Series 2019
- Ahn Sang-hak: Poems by Ahn Sang-hak (K-Poet 05) tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Asia Publishers 2018
- Kim Jong-gil: A Black Kite tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Jong-gil, University of Hawai'i Press 2018
- J.M.G. Le Clézio: Bitna: Under the Sky of Seoul tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Seoul Selection 2018
- Ahn Do-hyun: Poems by Ahn Do-Hyun (K-Poet 02) tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Asia Publishers 2017
- Ko Un: Poems by Ko Un (K-Poet 01) tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Lee Sang-wha, Asia Publishers 2017
- Lee Seong-bok: Ah, Mouthless Things tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Chung Eun-gwi, Kim Myung-mi, Green Integer 2017
- Kim Soo-bok: Beating on Iron tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Green Integer 2017
- Ko Hyeong-ryeol: Grasshoppers’ Eyes tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Lee Hyung-jin, Parlor Press 2017
- Do Jong-hwan: No Flower Blooms Without Wavering tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Jinna Park, Seoul Selection 2017
- Jeong Ho-seung: Though flowers fall I have never forgotten you tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Susan Hwang, Seoul Selection 2016
- Jeong Ho-seung: A Letter Not Sent tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Seoul Selection 2016
- Shim Bo-seon: Fifteen Seconds without Sorrow tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Chung Eun-gwi, Parlor Press 2016
- Oh Sae-young: Night-Sky Checkerboard tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Deep Vellum 2016
- Anthology: The Colors of Dawn: Twentieth-Century Korean Poetry ed Brother Anthony of Taizé and Chung Eun-Gwi, University of Hawai'i Press 2016
- Yi Mun-yol: Son of Man tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Dalkey Archive 2015
- Ko Un: Maninbo: Peace & War tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Lee Sang-wha, Bloodaxe 2015
- Lee Si-young: Patterns tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Yoo Hui-sok, Green Integer 2015
- Park Ynhui: Shadows of the Void tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Seoul Selection 2014
- Bang Hyeon-seok: Off to Battle at Dawn (Bi-lingual, Vol 20 – Liberty) tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Dafna Zur, Asia Publishers 2013
- Ko Un: First Person Sorrowful tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Lee Sang-wha, Bloodaxe 2012
- Ko Un: Himalaya Poems tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Lee Sang-wha, Green Integer 2011
- Anthology: Korean Tea Classics by Hanjae Yi Mok and the Venerable Cho-ui, Seoul Selection 2011
- Midang So Chong-ju: The Early Lyrics, 1941–1960 tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Cornell East Asia Series 2011
- Ko Un: ChaRyong’s Kiss tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Lee Sang-wha, Bawoosol 2011
- Kim Yeong-nang: Until Peonies Bloom tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Merwin Asia 2010
- Ko Un: Songs for Tomorrow: A Collection of Poems 1960-2002 tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Gary Gach, Kim Young-moo, Green Integer 2010
- Cheon Sang-byeong: Back to Heaven: Selected Poems of Ch’on Sang Pyong tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo, Cornell East Asia Series 2010
- Kim Seung-hee: Walking on the Washing Line tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Lee Hyung-jin, Cornell East Asia Series 2010
- Ko Un: What?: 108 ZEN Poems tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo, Parallax 2008
- Mah Chonggi: Eyes of Dew tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, White Pine Press 2006
- Ko Un: Flowers of a Moment tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Gary Gach, Kim Young-moo, BOA Editions 2006
- Anthology: Literature from the “Axis of Evil” ed Words Without Borders, The New Press 2006
- Ko Un: Ten Thousand Lives tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Gary Gach, Kim Young-moo, Green Integer 2006
- Kim Kwang-kyu: Journey to Seoul tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo, DapGae 2006
- Kim Kwang-kyu: The Depths of a Clam tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo, White Pine Press 2006
- Mok Sun-ok: My husband the poet tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Seoul Selection 2006
- Ko Un: Little Pilgrim tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo, Parallax 2005
- Ku Sang: Eternity Today tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Seoul Selection 2005
- Kim Young-moo: Virtual Reality tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Lee Jong-sook, DapGae 2005
- Anthology: Daughters of the Bear: An Anthology of Korean Women’s Stories ed Maite Diez and Jennifer Mathews, University Press of America 2004
- Ku Sang: Even the Knots on Quince Trees Tell Tales tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, DapGae 2004
- Lee Oyoung: The General’s Beard: Two Novellas tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Homa + Sekey 2002
- Anthology: Variations: Three Korean Poets ed Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo, Cornell East Asia Series 2001
- Ko Un: Beyond Self: 108 Korean Zen Poems tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo, Parallax 1997
- Ko Un: The Sound of My Waves tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo, Cornell East Asia Series 1996
- Yi Mun-yol: The Poet tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Chung Chong-wha, Harvill 1995
- Shin Chang-ho: Invisible Mountains tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Universal Press 1994
- Ku Sang: A Korean Century: River and Fields tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Forest Books 1991
- Kim Kwang-kyu: Faint Shadows of Love tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Forest Books 1991
- Ku Sang: Infant Splendor tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Samseong Publishing 1990
- Ku Sang: Wastelands of Fire tr Brother Anthony of Taizé, Forest Books 1989
Literature and poetry in translation titles for 2021: more than a dozen to look forward to!
This is now LKL’s fifth annual post that looks at the literature and fiction titles we’re looking forward to over the coming twelve months. Since last year we’ve made things easier for ourselves by investing some time building a book database that aims to catalogue all physical publications of Korean literature in translation, as well […]
Gwangju, 40 years on
Brother Anthony is using the time of social distancing to good effect, updating his website with many valuable materials. In readiness for the 40th anniversary of the Gwangju uprising, he has “translated some poems about the victims in Gwangju, written by a poet whose work nobody dares publish” any more. You can find these on […]
Korea: Divisions and Borders – Wasafiri Special Issue 96 Launch
Thursday 21 February 2019, 18:30 – 21:00 GMT Korean Cultural Centre UK | Grand Buildings | 1-3 Strand | London WC2N 5BW Register via EventBrite South Korea’s transformation as a country over the past sixty years has been nothing short of astonishing, and the nation now ranks amongst the world’s most advanced societies and largest […]
27 years of translation: Brother Anthony’s poetry talks in London
Brother Anthony’s brief pre-Easter trip to the UK included four talks – in St Andrews, London and Oxford – on themes of poetry translation. Of the two London appearances, one was a detailed hands-on workshop wrestling with a poem by Kim Seung-hee; and the other a wide-ranging talk encompassing the history of the translation of […]
Brother Anthony’s poetry talks in St Andrews and London
Brother Anthony of Taizé, the noted – and prolific – translator of Korean literature and poetry, is coming to the UK in March and will be appearing at the StAnza International Poetry Festival in St Andrews on 10 March and giving two talks in London on 13 and 15 March. Details below: Past & Present […]
A look back at some of the books of 2016
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 […]
Brother Anthony awarded honorary MBE
Congratulations to Brother Anthony of Taizé for his honorary MBE, awarded by ambassador Charles Hay on 2 December at the ambassador’s residence in Seoul. The official citation reads as follows… Brother Seon Jae AN For services to the Royal Asiatic Society and to furthering the study of English Literature in Korea. …but equally we all […]
A Poetry Evening with Ko Un and Brother Anthony
Ko Un is paying one of his regular visits to the UK in July, with a reading at the KCC on 15 July which follows his appearance at the Ledbury Poetry Festival: A Poetry Evening with Ko Un Ko Un with Brother Anthony of Taizé reading in Korean and English Wednesday 15 July 2015, 7pm […]
Ko Un and Brother Anthony at the Ledbury Poetry Festival
Ko Un will be appearing at the Ledbury Poetry Festival with Brother Anthony this month, before coming to London: Ko Un and Brother Anthony 12 July 2015, 4.15pm–5.15pm Burgage Hall | Church Lane | Ledbury | Herefordshire HR8 1DW Box office 01531 636 232 | £9 Andrew Motion, in his introduction to First Person Sorrowful, […]
A Poem I Didn’t Name: Ko Un on the Sewol tragedy
In this month’s edition of Words Without Borders, a translation by Brother Anthony of Taizé and Lee Sang-Wha of a new poem by Ko Un on the Korean ferry disaster. Here’s one stanza: A floodtide of sorrow has risen in every corner of this country, everyone feeling indignant, fists clenched. Not only anger, not only […]
Interview with Brother Anthony
Great interview with Brother Anthony of Taizé at Asymptote http://bit.ly/ossoht #
Mountain walking, Tea Classics and a thriller: three new books
ROK Drop Book Review: Yin Yang Tattoo By Ron McMillan. Looks like a good novel for summer holiday reading. http://bit.ly/9hxn6M # Walk the Baekdu-Daegan: Korea’s mountain backbone: new book on the hiking trail. http://bit.ly/b9cmsu # An article about Brother Anthony (brilliant translator, says KTLit.com) and his new book about tea (not my cuppa!): http://www.ktlit.com/?p=1377
Brother Anthony translates Until Peonies Bloom
UNTIL PEONIES BLOOM: Brother Anthony brings the complete poems of Kim Yeong-Nang to an English-speaking audience. http://bit.ly/d1TdT0 #
A meeting with Brother Anthony
LKL talks to Brother Anthony on poetry, tea, temple stays and romanisation Wednesday 22 July 2009 On the twelfth floor of an anonymous building in the Sincheon area of Seoul there’s an overcrowded study. From a cassette player in the corner wafts the soothing sounds of kayageum and daegeum sanjo. Books line every available inch […]
Che Guevara in Korean poetry (part 2)
Thanks to daeguowl for researching this interesting question, and for coming up with some additional poems to consider. And a special thanks to Brother Anthony of Taize for giving of his time, and providing translations for the two key poems which our visitor was interested in. Here they are: Memoirs by Ko Un Translated by […]
Yi Mun-yol: the Poet
Yi Mun-yol: The Poet Translated by Chong-wha Chung and Brother Anthony of Taizé (First published in Korea in 1992. This edition, Harvill 1995) A novel based on the life of a 19th century poet, Kim Sakkat, exploring his development as an artist against the backdrop of the insurrection by Hong Kyong-rae in the north-west. I […]