Here are some of the books we’re looking forward to in 2021. For the first time in one of these posts we’re flagging the indicative cost of the titles listed here. For me, I have a psychological barrier at around £30: a book has to be offering something pretty special for me to be prepared […]
Publisher: Routledge
Selected publications
- Lim Il: Interviews with North Korean Defectors: From Kim Shin-jo to Thae Yong-ho tr Adam Zulawnik, Routledge 2021
- Ro Sang-ho: Neo-Confucianism and Science in Korea: Humanity and Nature, 1706-1814, Routledge 2021
- Choi Chungmoo: Healing Historical Trauma in South Korean Film and Literature, Routledge 2020
- Hyesu Park: Understanding Hallyu: The Korean Wave Through Literature, Webtoon, and Mukbang, Routledge 2020
- Yoon Hyunsun: Branded Entertainment in Korea, Routledge 2020
- Anthology: Routledge Handbook of Contemporary North Korea ed Adrian Buzo, Routledge 2020
- Anthology: Poems from Korea: From the Earliest Era to the Present ed Peter H Lee, Routledge 2019
- Park Wan-suh: My Very Last Possession and Other Stories tr Chun Kyung-ja, M.E. Sharpe, Routledge 2018
- Anthology: Routledge Handbook of Modern Korean History ed Michael J Seth, Routledge 2016
- Anthology: Modern Korean Literature — An Anthology 1908-65 ed Chung Chong-wha, Routledge 2012
- Hwang Sun-won: The Descendants of Cain tr Julie Pickering, Suh Ji-moon, Routledge 1997
- Anthology: The Rainy Spell and Other Korean Stories ed Suh Ji-moon, Routledge 1997
- Park Kyung-ni: Land (Vol 1) tr Agnita Tennant, Routledge 1996
- Kang Shin-jae: The Waves tr Tina L Sallee, Routledge 1989
- Kim Dong-ni: The Shaman Sorceress tr Eugene Chung, Shin Hyun-song, Routledge 1989
- Trad / anon: Folk Tales from Korea tr Zong In-sob, Hollym, Routledge 1952
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 […]
Book review: Modern Korean Literature — An Anthology 1908-65
Modern Korean Literature: An Anthology 1908-1965 Edited by Chung Chong-wha Routledge / Kegan Paul International, 1995, 467pp If you are looking to sample Korean literature in translation, the chances are that you’ll find more short stories than full length novels. This collection, though not universally enjoyable, is extremely useful in giving an overview of the […]