VOL.70
/
2024.05
SUBSCRIBE
ABOUT
ENG
KOR
EN
KR
ARCHIVE
TREND
INTERVIEW
EVENT
INFORMATION
TOPIC
REPORT
NEWS
SUBSCRIBE
ENG
KOR
HOME
>
이용안내
> SEARCH RESULT
SEARCH RESULT
Search word : "
International Booker Awards
", Search result :
1
[TREND / EXPORT CASE]
Successful Import Case of Korean Literature in the U.K.
Export Case Successful Import Case of Korean Literature in the U.K. Publishing the best literature from East Asia, be it classic or contemporary 2022.09.05 When we started Honford Star, our original plan was to publish the short stories of Yi Sang, the tragic poet of early modern Korean literature. His bizarre imagery and youthful exuberance attracted us, even though the difference in language and decades between him and us. Unfortunately, we were never able to publish Yi, but our love of offbeat Korean literature continued.At Honford Star, we aim to translate books right at the edge between genre fiction and literary fiction. So when Anton Hur sent us the first two stories in the Cursed Bunny (Arzak) short story collection, we bought the rights as fast as we could. The stories were absurdist masterpieces that showcased author Bora Chung’s ability to mix the fantastical with social critique. Her stories fit in perfectly with our other Korean b...
VOL.50 / 2022.09
<<
<
1
>
>>
TOP