Review of Han Kang’s (한강) “The Vegetarian”

NOTE: If you’re in Seoul you can see Han Kang in person (bilingually) at the Seoul ABC Book club, which I will be moderating. As its title suggests Han Kang’s The Vegetarian is a meditation on appetites – ones that society can’t fill and the implications of not “swallowing” what society offers. The tale…

Deborah Smith (currently translating Han Kang’s “Vegetarian”) on That Other Word Podcast

An old buddy of the podcast, Deborah Smith, a London based translator, is featured in a discussion about Korean literature and authors on That Other Word Podcast. You have to hop ahead to 15:24 in the podcast to skip to Deborah, and I’d do it, as if you are primarily interested in Korean fiction, the early…