How do Korean stories travel from Seoul to readers around the world? What happens between the writer’s desk and the English-language page? And how are contemporary Korean authors reaching global audiences today? Join award-winning writers Kim Keum-hee and Hwang Bo-reum, together with translator Clare Richards and scholar Dr Eugene Kim, for a day of readings … [Read More]
Translator: Clare Richards
Selected translations
- Kim Keum-hee: Diary of a Korean Plant Parent: Four Seasons of Growth tr Clare Richards, Simon and Schuster 2027
- Baek Seungyeon: The Seoul Letter Shop tr Clare Richards, Fourth Estate 2026
- Juhee Moon: The Healing Power of Korean Letter Writing tr Clare Richards, Ten Speed Press 2025
- Dancing Snail: I’m Not Lazy, I’m on Energy Saving Mode tr Clare Richards, Lagom 2024
- Yeon Somin: The Healing Season of Pottery tr Clare Richards, Viking 2024
- Park Min-jung: Like A Barbie tr Clare Richards, Strangers Press 2023
- BTS, Kang Myeong-seok: Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS tr Anton Hur, Clare Richards, Slin Jung, Flatiron Books 2023
- Kang Hwa-gil: Another Person tr Clare Richards, Pushkin Press 2023
Book talk: Anton Hur – Toward Eternity
Renowned translator of the International Booker Prize shortlisted novel Cursed Bunny, Anton Hur returns with his debut novel ‘Toward Eternity’. Toward Eternity explores the unexpected consequences of progress, imagining when technology is catching up with biology. It is a thought-provoking novel that challenges the notion of what makes us human—and how love survives even the end … [Read More]
KCC Literature Night: Kang Hwagil’s Another Person, with Clare Richards
KCCUK is delighted to announce an in-person talk with translator Clare Richards about her translated work, Kang Hwa-gil’s novel Another Person. Starting with Jina’s voice, the novel explores different viewpoints, building a full picture of the incident. A riveting and uncompromising campus novel, Another Person is a confronting and timely book exploring the long-lasting consequences of sexism … [Read More]
Strangers Press releases a new series of eight short story translations
Strangers Press, which brought us Yeoyu, a series of eight translated short story chapbooks in 2019, this week released a follow-up. The new series is entitled Iyagi and features works by both established and emerging authors – including what seems to be a posthumously published work by Park Wansuh. According to the publisher, “Each of these … [Read More]
Friday Late at the V+A: Making Waves
This special Friday Late, Making Waves, spotlights the explosive creative energy of contemporary Korean culture, held in conjunction with our current exhibition Hallyu! The Korean Wave. Hallyu refers to the rapid rise of pop culture from South Korea, led by K-drama and cinema, K-pop, and K-beauty and fashion, which has inspired a global following. For this … [Read More]