Book Review: “Is That So? I’m a Giraffe” & “Dinner with Buffet” by Park Min-gyu

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Book Review: “Is That So? I’m a Giraffe” & “Dinner with Buffet” by Park Min-gyu

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Article: http://www.10mag.com/book-review-is-that-so-im-a-giraffe-dinner-with-buffet-by-park-min-gyu/#
Journal: 10 Magazine
Issued Date: March 04, 2015
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Language: English(English)
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Writer: Park Min-gyu

About the Author

Park Min-gyu
Birth : 1968 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Min-gyu
Family Name : Park
Korean Name : 박민규
ISNI : 0000000044221463
Works : 40

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English(English)

If you are looking for an interesting, distinctive, possibly even unique literary voice or you simply want to sample and find a way into modern Korean literature, you could do far, far worse than the occasionally controversial, frequently eccentric novelist Park Min-gyu’s wonderfully translated short stories “Is That So? I’m a Giraffe” and “Dinner with Buffet.” Park was born in Ulsan in the southeast of South Korea in 1968. He made his literary debut in 2003 when he published two novels, both of which won highly respected literary prizes. His unconventional writing style sent shockwaves through the Korean literary scene and he very quickly established himself as both a talented stylist and as a writer seemingly deeply committed to investigating the political, economic and cultural developments that have taken place in Korea in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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English(English) Book Available
Reading Korea
Ha Keun-Chan et al / 하근찬 et al / 2008
Spanish(Español) Book Available
JI-DO
Son Chang-sop et al / 손창섭 et al / 2009
Chinese(汉语) Book Available
韩国现代小说选
Ha Keun-Chan et al / 하근찬 et al / 2009