/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction
El hombre gris relata la inquietante vida de un joven que sufre las consecuencias de la fragmentación de Corea, resultado de la división del país por una guerra fratricida, pero también interferida...
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction
Set just before the Korean War, this ground-breaking classic of Korean modernism tackles the shattering effect of Korea’s national division. Following its protagonist as he travels to the North,...
El boom de la literatura coreana llegó esta tarde a la Feria del Libro de Buenos Aires con una charla sobre los escritores más reconocidos del lejano oriente. "Los autores coreanos del siglo XX y del siglo XXI tienen la particularidad de que utilizan su literatura para reflejar la realidad de su...
After the first printing in 1961, this book has sold over ten-thousand copies each year, reaching up to sixty printings. When we talk about Korean history, one horrific event that can never be left out is the Korean War. And the first thing that comes to mind when we think about that terrible...
In Choi In-hun’s 1960 novel, The Square, “the square” represents a place where “no one knows or wants to know who you are and what you are.” Torn between two countries, two ideologies, and two histories, the novel’s protagonist, Lee Myong-jun, must find in what country his square is. When the...
