For those of you who will be listening to me tonight (at 7pm Seoul time and then again on Monday morning at 5am Seoul time) on Arirang’s “Catch the Wave.” I discuss some cool things going on in Spanish, and the Literature Translations Institute’s Annual Essay Contest (You can find a link to the live…
A reminder that today at about 7:10 pm (Seoul time) and then again at 4 am Monday morning (Seoul time) you can hear me on Catch The Wave discussing 5 short stories that roughly sketch out the eras of Korean modern literature Colonial (with three mini-eras) Separation Miracle on the Han Post-modern For that, I…
Patrick Lauchang, not only took third place in the contest, but was hands-down winner on how to present an essay^^ and has a really great academic writing style. He also lives in Korea, so I hope to come across him one of these traveling days. Here is his essay titled, …
Now is the time to trot out the winners of the KTLIT-Catch The Wave (Arirang) Essay Contest, beginning with Bronze Medal and working our way up to Gold. The bronze medal winner for non-native English goes to Yew Pei Juan. Pei Juan’s essay came in at the very last minute, but I liked it. Anyone…
Tonight just after 7, join me and lovely host Adrien on Arirang’s Catch the Wave, where we will interview author Sang Pak. Why, yes, I do have a picture!^^ The book is described thusly: A hauntingly strange and powerfully affecting debut novel that heralds the arrival of a unique and captivating literary voice, Sang…
This is going up on Sunday afternoon, so if you see it, be sure to check into Arirang Radio’s Catch the Wave this evening at 7 to hear my honeyed tones discussing Kim Young-ha. There is a “play” link in the middle of the page. If you’ve already listened, here is a version of what…