30 thoughts on “The “All Modern Korean Literature in Translation Online” Project!”

1. This is fantastic ! (and perhaps, ambitious?) I always associate Brother Anthony with Chun Sang-byung, or Ko Un… well, he has translated quite a lot of contemporary writers as well. Thanks Charles and KTLIT for this.
   Just one thought: I see here only one story published in Words Without Borders. They have published 31 works translated from Korean, including poetry, story stories, essays and others (graphic novels are separated). You can use the language filter to get the result. Here is the link. http://wordswithoutborders.org/find/languages/korean/
   For this project, do you mainly focus on fiction?

2. Dear AskGodot,

   Yes, fiction only, as I’m not a fan of most translated poetry (the demands of translation are usually too great to be accomplished).

   Thanks for the World Without Borders link, I will check it out and gradually add it to this list. I also have a bunch of odds and ends on the blog, that I’ll have to hunt down and link.

   Charles

3. I think some of the fiction published in Azalea (http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/azalea/) is modern.

4. Dear troisroyaumes,

   In fact it is, but it requires a subscription (typically through an academic institution), so it is useless to the general reader.

   Charles..

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7. first of all, great website. thanks so much for making these stories available.
   second, quick question… has Oh Jung Hee’s “Toyshop Woman” ever been translated into English and anthologized? every article about her mentions her first story as groundbreaking but i can’t seem to find it anywhere.
   thanx in advance

8. Dear Charles,

   I work as an acquition editor in a reputable publisher in Indonesia. I found that Indonesian people getting more excited to anything about Korea nowadays. I think it would be very interesting to translate and publish Korean modern literature. Some works from Guiyeoni and Jeong I-hyeon, for example, are thrilling me. Could you inform me any contact to the writers and their publishers? It will be great if you also could suggest some titles, especially in drama/romance genre, from another Korean writers. Thank you very much in advance.

9. Dear Dia,

   I will forward your message to LTI Korea, who deal with these kinds of questions.

10. WOW!!!! Bookmarking… LOTS to keep me busy here….

11. Sandi,

    You might also try out the link “Where to Start in Korean Modern Fiction” on the right column.

    Soon I’ll be putting up a “Korean modern history through Literature” post.

    Glad you enjoy the site.

12. Can’t stress how important this is to the world of letters. Indebted and eternally grateful.

    Very sincerely yours,
    Sooji

13. LOL… my pleasure to do it..

14. Hi. This an excellent compendium. What about Kim Young-ha’s, “what Ever Happened to the Guy Stuck in the Elevator?”

    Or Our Twisted Hero, by Yi Munyol? Both are excellent stories, particularly for students.
    Thanks.

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16. Jeanne,

    It has been added, along with another few Kim Young-ha stories. I am not aware of Our Twisted Hero being available online.

17. Thank You so much. Will give you feedback after reading them. Great effort and keep up the good work.

18. There have been many translations of Korean short stories and some poetry published in Acta Koreana, these are all available for free download from their website. You can find one or two translations at the end of each edition going back years.

    http://www.actakoreana.org./

    Keep up the great work!

19. Sophie,

    Awesome… I love the work Acta Koreana does (in fact I’ve written reviews for them in the past), but somehow was unaware of their free online fiction. I’ll check it out and add it to the project!

20. This is absolutely fantastic. I’m going to write a blog post about this, and also share it on Facebook! Great job – awesome resource!

    Truthfully… I don’t even know where to BEGIN reading!

21. Thanks!^^

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24. First of all, thank you so much, you don’t really know how happy i’m because i find this work. Honestly, Great effort and keep up the good work.

    I would like to know if there is any english translation of the book ” 하루” by kwong Dayewong.

    Thank you so much

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26. Pretty interesting this article!!
    Is there a way to get it in korean also?

27. Can you recommend me good stories in this list that were set in Joseon era? I really want to read one! 😀

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29. The Red Queen and then the rest is gonna pretty much be K-dramas….. Hong-Gildong, maybe.. Tales of Kumo (if it’s been translated) then watch a lot of K-fiction.^^

30. If the Chong Pi-sok link doesn’t work then it should be http://www.ekoreajournal.net/issue/view_pop.htm?Idx=2740. Or copy the link and just delete the p:// at the beginning. 🙂 Excellent post! Many thanks.

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