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MerwinAsia Emerges on the Translation Scene | LIST

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Kim In-Suk , Kim Yeongrang

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MerwinAsia Emerges on the Translation Scene   By Doug Merwin on Nov 21 2014 14:40:37 Vol.11 Spring 2011 I’m pleased to report that MerwinAsia published two volumes of Korean literature in translation in 2010. They are The Long Road, a novel by Kim Insuk, translated by Stephen Epstein, and Until Peonies Bloom, the complete poems of Kim Yeongrang, translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé. I have been in touch with Professor Epstein over the years, and of course knew of him by reputation, but have never met him. A chance e-mail conversation led to the publication of his translation of The Long Road. I met and got to know Brother Anthony at a conference held by the University of British Columbia in the mid-2000s. He kindly submitted his translation of Kim Yeongrang’s poetry to MerwinAsia, a new and barely known publisher, for which I am extremely grateful. Although I no longer read Korean, I am comfortable making my publication decisions for translations based on the literary merit in English. Without question, these two volumes meet that standard. It is the goal of MerwinAsia to publish at least one volume of translated Korean literature every year. The two books are:                                     The Long Road: A Novel             Kim Insuk             Translated by Stephen J. Epstein                     Until Peonies Bloom: The Complete Poems of Kim Yeong-nang              Translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé              (bilingual text)  

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