KTLIT Contributing Writer Allie Park recently interviewed noted translator Brother Anthony, who among many other accomplishments, is the translator of poet Ko Un‘s Maninbo and is a nationalised citizen of Korea. 1. What prompted you to start translating Korean poetry in 1988? A: I’ve always had a penchant for translating and nobody seemed to be translating…
If you live in Seoul, the easy way to do this is to just deal with Seoul Selection. (Apparently this advice needs to be give to Australians as well, as Amazon will not ship there?) If live outside Seoul you might want to try G-market or, if you only speak English Amazon, which is kind…
The Korea Herald notes that Asia Publishers has just put out a 15-volume bilingual Korean literature series, titled Bi-lingual Edition Modern Korean Literature. But it seems to feature all the usual suspects and previously translated works. Really? This is getting past ridiculous. I suppose the defense will be that this volume is for “Korean Studies” courses,…