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Book review: Yu Miri’s The End Of August a feat of multilingual translation set in colonial Korea

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Book review: Yu Miri’s The End Of August a feat of multilingual translation set in colonial Korea
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https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/book-review-yu-miri-s-the-end-of-august-a-feat-of-multilingual-translation-set-in-colonial-korea
Journal
THE STRAITSTIMES
Issued Date
January 06, 2023
Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
SINGAPORE
City
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Book
The End of August , The End of August
Writer
Yu Miri
Translator
Morgan Giles

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  • Yu Miri
  • Birth : 1968 ~ -
  • Occupation : -
  • First Name : -
  • Family Name : -
  • Korean Name : 유미리
  • ISNI : -
  • Works : 2
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  • English(English)

Spanning Korea’s tumultuous 20th century and told in at least four languages through the perspectives of more than 30 characters, Yu Miri’s The End Of August is pure literary ambition. This behemoth of a book by the Japanese-language writer of Korean descent is no light read and will reward only the scrupulously patient reader. It demands a tolerance for shifting viewpoints, unconventional punctuation and a generous appetite for acclimating – even surrendering – to the denseness of a multicultural colonial world.

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