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‘Pilon’s Pig’ by Yi Mun-yol (Review)
After a bit of a gap, I’ve recently been reading some more Korean literature, and as I was scouring the shelves, I stumbled across a small book I’d forgotten all about. It’s the last of the books Asia...
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‘Convalescence’ by Han Kang &‘Time in Gray’ by Bae Suah (Review)
Among the many Korean writers whose work has made it into English over the past few years, Han Kang and Bae Suah stand out. Han’s novels have made a big splash in the UK, with The Vegetarian’s win in...
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‘Kwon Sun-chan and Nice People’ by Lee Ki-ho &‘Where Would You Like to Go?’...
Back in March, I wrote about my judging experience for last year’s Ku Sang Young Writer’s Award, and as it happens, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate again this year. The 2016 crop only...
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‘The Last of Hanak’o’ by Ch’oe Yun &‘Christmas Specials’ by Kim Ae-ran (Review)
One of the major issues in the world of fiction in translation revolves around gender and the lack of books by women making it into English, but Korean literature seems to be an area that bucks this...
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‘Kong’s Garden’ by Hwang Jung-eun (Review)
Today we’re taking a break from the MBIP longlist reviews to look at another short slice of K-Lit from ASIA Publishers. I’ve already enjoyed several of the bilingual stories in the modern K-Fiction...
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‘Dishonored’ by Choi Min-woo &‘Hot Air Balloon’ by Son Bo-mi (Review)
The multicoloured K-Fiction books from Asia Publishers have been a welcome addition to the Korean section of my personal library, and while they’re only short stories really, the inclusion of writers’...
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‘The World’s Most Expensive Novel’ by Kim Min-jung &‘Danny’ by Yun I-hyeong...
I’ve had great fun working my way through the K-Fiction short stories I’ve been lucky enough to receive as review copies from Asia Publishers, and when (if…) my Korean improves, I’m sure I’ll be...
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‘The Summer’ by Choi Eunyoung (Review)
Regular readers may have seen my previous posts on the ASIA Publishers K-Fiction series, a collection of single stories published in bilingual versions, and I recently received the latest additions to...
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‘Everything About Chess’ by Kim Keum-hee &‘Halloween’ by Chung Han-ah (Review)
Having recently reviewed Choi Eunyoung’s The Summer, I decided it would be nice to take a look at the other books I received in the same batch as part of what has become a month of East Asian reviews....
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‘The Story of P.C.’ by Gu Byeong-mo (Review)
Much as I enjoyed German Literature Month and its annual incentive to devote the whole of November to German-language reading (and a few other things besides…), it does mean that some of my other...
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