Various things found whilst hopping skipping and jumping over the Internet. • First is some news on the very knowledgable Brother Anthony of Taizé (An Sonjae), a translator of international fame. However, what’s particularly worth noting if you live near London is that ” As part of the Korea Cultural Programme this April Brother Anthony will…
“The Book is a silent teacher and companion in life.” Kim Il Sung In case you’d never thought of it (and I hadn’t), something by Christopher Richardson in Sino NK on Children’s Literature in North Korea. Framing his article with a lovely quote from Plato, We shall persuade mothers and nurses to tell our chosen…
A super-interesting take on North-Korean-Literature from the “A Year of Reading the World” website. The first post talks a little bit about My Life and Faith, a memoir by Korean Army war correspondent and ardent DPRK patriot Ri In Mo. Which North Korean mouthpiece Cao de Benos (more about/from him later) says contains a point of…
If you’ve read the posts of the past week this may be a bit redundant, but it is the sound file from my bit on TBS eFM’s 1013 Main Street in which I talk about seeing North Korea through a South Korean mirror. https://ktlit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1205120410_charles.mp3 download or iPad
For the second time in a few days, something has popped up in comments that deserves some attention on the main page. Charles (the regular commenter) had a strong reaction to my posts on North Korean literature, and so, I have brought it up to the main page. As usual, my responses are italicized. While…