Gwangju – East Asian Literature in Translation

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21st c. Korean Literature

The Vegetarian, by Han Kang

October 12, 2024 — 0 Comments

21st c. Korean Literature

At Dusk, by Hwang Sok-yong

August 21, 2024 — 2 Comments

20th c. Korean Literature

Straight Lines and Poison Gas, At the Hospital Wards, by Lim Chul-woo

March 9, 2023 — 0 Comments

20th c. Korean Literature

The Red Room: Stories of Trauma in Contemporary Korea

December 11, 2022 — 0 Comments

20th c. Korean Literature

There a Petal Silently Falls, By Yun Ch’oe

August 13, 2022 — 0 Comments

21st c. Korean Literature

Human Acts, by Han Kang

August 12, 2022 — 0 Comments

20th c. Korean Literature

Our Twisted Hero, by Yi Munyol

August 12, 2022 — 0 Comments

21st c. Korean Literature

Banned Book Club, by Kim Hyun-sook and Ryan Estrada

August 9, 2022 — 0 Comments

I teach 9th-grade Literature and Composition and AP Literature at a private school for girls in New England. We have a small boarding program of domestic and international students. Many of the latter are from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. Because these students work so hard to engage with the Western canon, I decided that the best way to honor their spirit would be to educate myself about their literature. This blog is about my experience of trying to learn the culture and history of East Asia by reading literature in translation.

20th c. Chinese Literature

20th c. Japanese Literature

20th c. Korean Literature

21st c. Chinese Literature

21st c. Japanese Literature

21st c. Korean Literature

North Korean Literature

Reading East Asian Literature

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Tag: Gwangju

The Vegetarian, by Han Kang

At Dusk, by Hwang Sok-yong

Straight Lines and Poison Gas, At the Hospital Wards, by Lim Chul-woo

The Red Room: Stories of Trauma in Contemporary Korea

There a Petal Silently Falls, By Yun Ch’oe

Human Acts, by Han Kang

Our Twisted Hero, by Yi Munyol

Banned Book Club, by Kim Hyun-sook and Ryan Estrada