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Sometimes You Have to Laugh: The Lighter Side of Korean Fiction | LIST
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Diary of a Murderer And Other StoriesKim Young-Ha
/2020Kim Byeongsu is losing his mind. Quite literally. He keeps forgetting the little things in life, like basic words, whether or not he has a dog, the last time he killed someone... In his prime, Byeongsu was one of the best murderers around, spending years obsessively trying to perfect his technique... -
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Tenho o Direito de Me DestruirKim Young-Ha
/2014Num tempo em que a eutanásia e a morte assistida estão na ordem do dia, o narrador anónimo deste romance ajuda pessoas a morrer. Mas não porque se encontrem doentes, simplesmente porque se sentem fartas da vida. Bastam-lhe dois ou três clientes por ano para sobreviver; mas nem sempre se torna fácil... -
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I Hear Your VoiceYOUNG-HA KIM
/2017In South Korea, underground motorcycle gangs attract society's castoffs. They form groups of hundreds and speed wildly through cities at night. For Jae and Dongyu, two orphans, their motorcycles are a way of survival. Jae is born in a bathroom stall at the Seoul Express Bus Terminal. And Dongyu is... -
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Quién sabe si mañana seguiremos aquíKim Young-Ha
/2019Unji, su hija, lleva días sin pasar por casa y los números del teléfono se desdibujan cuando intenta llamarla. ¿Cómo funcionaba esto exactamente? ¿Cuál era el número? De hecho... ¿a quién quería llamar? Para este asesino en serie retirado, la vejez no es el camino tranquilo que esperaba. Los... -
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Diary of a Murderer And Other StoriesYOUNG-HA KIM
/2019"It's been twenty-five years since I last murdered someone, or has it been twenty-six? Diary of a Murderer captivates and provokes in equal measure, exploring what it means to be on the edge—between life and death, good and evil. In the titular novella, a former serial killer suffering from memory... -
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Black FlowerYOUNG-HA KIM
/2012"'Can a nation disappear forever?' . . . [In] a tale of collective loss, political revolution and the individual quest for self-determination . . . Kim brings us the souls caught up on the ground of this larger drama." — Minneapolis Star Tribune In 1904, facing war and the loss of their nation,... -
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I Have the Right to Destroy MyselfYOUNG-HA KIM
/2011In the fast-paced, high-urban landscape of Seoul, C and K are brothers who have fallen in love with the same woman—Se-yeon—who tears at both of them as they all try desperately to find real connection in an atomized world. A spectral, nameless narrator haunts the edges of their lives as he tells of... -
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Your Republic Is Calling YouYOUNG-HA KIM
/2011A foreign film importer, Gi-yeong is a family man with a wife and daughter. An aficionado of Heineken, soccer, and sushi, he is also a North Korean spy who has been living among his enemies for twenty-one years. ... Source: http://lti.lib.overdrive.com/09D479FD-5042-4E54-90B8-3F6FB77807A0/10/50/... -
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Cuentos coreanos del siglo XX [Kindle Edition]Hyeon Jin-Geon
/2004En su mayor parte, los últimos cien años de la literatura coreana han transcurrido entre el dolor y la violencia. Si bien la península se deshizo desus últimos vestigios feudales y accedió a la modernidad a partir de lacaída de la dinastía Choson (1392-1910), en las décadas siguientes... -
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Peace Under HeavenMan-sik Ch'ae
/2012This is the first English translation of a much beloved satirical novel. -
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Three PathsCh'ae Man-Sik
/2014Ch’ae Man-Sik (1902 – 1950) was born in Okgu, North Jeolla Province in 1902. His pen names are Baek-reung and Chae-ong. He produced works that authentically showcased the social realities and conflicts of the time such as “My Innocent Uncle” (1938), Turbid Waters (1937-1938), Peace Under Heaven (... -
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The CuckooCh'ae Man-Sik
/2014Ch’ae Man-Sik (1902 – 1950) was born in Okgu, North Jeolla Province in 1902. His pen names are Baek-reung and Chae-ong. He produced works that authentically showcased the social realities and conflicts of the time such as “My Innocent Uncle” (1938), Turbid Waters (1937-1938), Peace Under Heaven (... -
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ScoundrelsKim Yu-Jeong
/2014Kim Yu-jeong (1908 – 1937) made his literary debut in 1935 with the selection of “The Rainstorm” by the Chosun Ilbo, and “The Bonanza” by the Joseon Jungang Ilbo. He then went on to publish prolifically during the two short years before his death in 1937, leaving behind more than 30 novels and 10... -
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DownpourKim Yu-Jeong
/2014Kim Yu-jeong (1908 – 1937) made his literary debut in 1935 with the selection of “The Rainstorm” by the Chosun Ilbo, and “The Bonanza” by the Joseon Jungang Ilbo. He then went on to publish prolifically during the two short years before his death in 1937, leaving behind more than 30 novels and 10... -
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Frozen FishCh'ae Man-Sik
/2013Ch'ae Man-Sik is considered to be one of the most emblematic novelists of the Japanese colonial period in Korea. He produced works that authentically showcased the social realities and conflicts of the time. The title Frozen Fish depicts Joseon intellectuals that were unable to live autonomous... -
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Transgressor of the NationCh'ae Man-Sik
/2013Ch'ae Man-Sik is considered to be one of the most emblematic novelists of the Japanese colonial period in Korea. He produced works that authentically showcased the social realities and conflicts of the time. Transgressor of the Nation is a novella that was serialized in the magazine, Baik Min, from... -
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The Golden Bean PatchKim Yu-Jeong
/2013Kim Yu-jeong’s prose, with its liberal use of lively onomatopoeia, rustic dialects, and homespun colloquialisms, lends great animation to his subjects, providing readers with vitality-filled sketches of the impoverished and miserable lives lived by the lowest classes in rural villages under... -
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The Heat of the SunKim Yu-Jeong
/2013Kim Yu-jeong’s prose, with its liberal use of lively onomatopoeia, rustic dialects, and homespun colloquialisms, lends great animation to his subjects, providing readers with vitality-filled sketches of the impoverished and miserable lives lived by the lowest classes in rural villages under...
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Deux Personnes Seules au Monde
Parfois on a l'impression d'être le dernier à parler une langue que tout le monde aurait oubliée. C'est juste qu'on se sent seul au monde. On a perdu quelqu'un que l'on aimait plus que tout, comme un... -
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Qu'est devenu l'homme coincé dans l'ascenseur ? et autres nouvelles
Un type coincé dans un ascenseur, un homme que lamour rend invisible, un écrivain qui na pas dombre, un vampire quatre nouvelles drôles et savoureuses, au bord du fantastique, de lauteur de La... -
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Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories
In his prime, Byeongsu was one of the best murderers around, spending years obsessively trying to perfect his technique, only killing in the pursuit of artistry. And then he gave it all up to be a...
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Murder is more cumbersome than you think
/11 March 2020Byongsu Kim is 70. He was a vet. But most of all he was a serial killer. Today, he suffers from Alzheimer's. His murders more than a quarter of a century back. But now he had once again ran to protect his daughter, he says. Because a successor makes the area unsafe. Kim is convinced to have him in... -
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SHORT STORIES
/Jan 23, 2020In the titular tale, retired serial killer Kim Byeongsu is forgetting everything — words, days, events, the last person he murdered. Dementia is erasing his world, replacing vivid recollections with a fog of doubt and despair. -
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Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-ha review – dark stories from South Korea
Given that loss of memory has become a familiar device in fiction, and the psychopath such a popular character archetype, we shouldn’t be too surprised by the notion of a serial killer hero with Alzheimer’s. The title story of South Korean author Kim Young-ha’s collection is a first-person... -
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金英夏《猜謎秀》導讀：被放逐的青春，第歐根尼的邏輯
【解說】被放逐的青春，第歐根尼的邏輯（節錄） 1. 逃亡的終結，放逐的開始 金英夏寫了成長小說，就是《猜謎秀》這部作品。這部小說距離金英夏的上一部長篇《光之帝國》（2006）的出版只有一年。今年年初起（編按：即原書出版的二○○七年），金英夏雖在某家日報開始連載，沒想到會如此迅速出版。這是令人意想不到的煙火秀，更不能不說是「驚人秀」。況且這部長篇小說非常厚，更加令人驚訝。我得說他的速度實在太快了。 -
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Inside the Head of an Aging Serial Killer
The writer Kim Young-ha recognizes, and challenges, this cultural sympathy for the serial killer with his recent collection of short stories, Diary of a Murderer. The four-parter, translated from Korean by Krys Lee, opens with a novella of the same name that follows an aging former serial killer,...
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The Paris International Book Fair
2016/03/17 to 2016/03/20Korea was invited as the Guest of Honor at the 2016 Paris International Book Fair, held from March 16–20, in celebration of 130 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and France. Nearly 3,000 writers from 45 countries attended the fair where around 800 events were held. A total of 30 Korean... -
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The Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival / The Prague International Book Fair
2015/05/06 to 2015/05/17LTI Korea attended the Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival in Turkey and the Prague International Book Fair in the Czech Republic from May 6 to 17. Writers Yi Mun-yol and Kim Young-ha participated in the events organized by LTI Korea and interacted with their Turkish and Czech fans. On May 7, Yi... -
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The Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival / The Prague International Book Fair
2015/05/06 to 2015/05/17LTI Korea attended the Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival in Turkey and the Prague International Book Fair in the Czech Republic from May 6 to 17. Writers Yi Mun-yol and Kim Young-ha participated in the events organized by LTI Korea and interacted with their Turkish and Czech fans. On May 7, Yi... -
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The London Book Fair
2014/04/07 to 2014/04/11This year’s London Book Fair, held from April 8-10 at Earls Court, was an exciting occasion for the Korean publishing and literary community, with Korea being showcased as the Market Focus country for 2014. The London Book Fair Korea Market Focus programme consisted broadly of two different types:...
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세계가 취한 우리문학 Republic of Korea / 은평역사한옥박물관 / 2017
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Kore Roman, Öykü ve Şiir Antolojisi Turkey / Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism / 2017
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2013 한국문학번역원 번역아카데미 특별과정 제6기 번역실습작품집 Republic of Korea / Literature Translation Institute of Korea / 2013
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Introduction Material on Kim Young-ha United Kingdom / Literature Translation Institute of Korea / 2014
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Introduction Material on Kim Young-ha of Korean Writers Republic of Korea / Minumsa / 2005