(Charles Montgomery charles@ktlit.com) What in the name of God is wrong with Asia Publishers and Amazon and what is it in their interaction(s) that stops them from selling Korean literature in translation? Today I wrote an article about Cheon Myeong-kwan and his excellent book Homecoming (review) so he went to Amazon and ordered it. Amazon promptly…
On Wednesday November 2nd, Cheon Myeong–kwan (Homecoming, Modern Family) Family won 10,000,00 won at the Ku Sang annual literature award (With the assistance of Asia Publishers). I was lucky enough to not only be invited (I had created the international judging panel), but to present the check as well. A lot of awards were given,…
September 12 at 4pm, Haechi Hall, Myeongdong: Korean Modern Literature Meet three of the brightest young imaginative voices in Korean fiction Cheon Myeong-Kwan, Hwang Jung-Eun, and Yun I-Hyeong on September 12th in Seoul in English AND Korean! Courtesy of Asia Publishers and Seoul ABC. Authors will read, books will be sold, half of the presentation…