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‘A Most Ambiguous Sunday’ by Jung Young-moon (Review)
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Un monde dénaturé: RomanJung Young-Moon
Ce roman s'inspire du voyage de l'auteur en Californie. S'ennuyant à mourir dans un coin de son pays natal, le narrateur décide de partir à San Francisco rendre visite à son ex-petite amie coréenne et son nouveau compagnon. Partisan des soirées tequila et des réflexions les plus fantasques, le... -
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Seven Samurai Swept Away in a RiverJung Young Moon
/2019In his inimitable, recursive, meditative style that reads like a comedic zen koan but contains universes, Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River recounts Korean cult writer's Jung Young Moon's time spent at an artist's and writers residency in small-town Texas. In an attempt to understand what a "true... -
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Nouvelles de Corée: Récits de voyageKim Mi-wol / KIM Ae-ran / PYUN Hye-young / Jung Young-Moon / SONG SOK-ZE
/2016Le choix de l'hôtel, c'était l'affaire de ma femme. Cette fois, elle avait proposé le Plaza. J'ai tout de suite allumé mon ordinateur : les réservations, c'était mon affaire. La première fois qu'elle m'avait parlé d'aller à l'hôtel, cela remontait à quatre ou cinq ans. Vouloir passer ses vacances d... -
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A Most Ambiguous Sunday and Other StoriesJung Young-Moon
Considered an eccentric in the traditional Korean literary world, Jung Young-moon's short stories have nonetheless won numerous readers both in Korea and abroad, most often drawing comparisons to Kafka. Adopting strange, warped, unstable characters and drawing heavily on the literature of the...
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Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River
In his inimitable, recursive, meditative style that reads like a comedic zen koan but contains universes, Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River recounts Korean cult writer's Jung Young Moon’s time... -
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Un monde dénaturé
Dans ce roman, Jung Young-moon s'est inspiré de son voyage en Californie. Ne supportant plus de vivre en Corée du Sud, il décide de partir à San Francisco s'installer en ménage à trois avec son ex-... -
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A Contrived World
Set in San Francisco, A Most Contrived World recounts the author s visit to the mythic Californian city. While the novel is based in this real experience, the narrator s imaginative reflections cause... -
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Vaseline Buddha
A tour-de-force in automatic writing from South Korea's eccentric, award-winning contemporary master delves into subconscious worlds blending reality and imagination.
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NOT THE FOGGIEST NOTION
Translated from the Korean by Bruce Fulton & Ju-Chan Fulton She was sound asleep beside me when I woke up. I gazed at her sleeping form for a time. Coming to this hotel beside the lake was her idea. I got out of bed, sat beside the window, and looked out. It was winter and the light of the full... -
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Where to Start Reading Translated Korean Literature (By Charles Montgomery)
The point is, there is no single entrance to any country’s literature. And while it is true that ubiquitous literature of the English language offers a broader field than does Korean literature, the same problems hold for both. And even when Korean literature was “simple” it was complicated. -
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‘A Contrived World’ by Jung Young Moon (Review)
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The London Book Fair
2013/04/15 to 2013/04/17LTI Korea attended the London Book Fair from April 15th to 17th. We showcased diverse Korean literature translated books, such as literature, the humanities, and children’s literature. We also distributed LTI Korea’s periodicals and booklets that introduce the organization, including LTI Korea’s... -
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LTI Korea: The U.S. Forum
2011/04/27 to 2012/05/02In October, we held the LTI Korea U.S Forum in Washington D.C., and poet Oh Se-young and novelists Oh Jung-hui and Yi Hye-kyung participated. Hosted by Propessor Choi Kyeong-hee of the University of Chicago on October 12th, "The K-Literature: An Evening with Korean Writers," was held with about 40... -
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The Korea-French Writers Exchange Program
2011/06/14 to 2011/06/15The Korea-French Literary Event was held from June 14 to 15, 2011, at Seoul Art Space_ Yeonhui and the Seoul International Book Festival. The event aimed to expand communication between writers from both countries and was hosted by LTI Korea, Institut Français, and the French Embassy in Korea... -
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LTI Korea: Japan Forum
2011/10/18 to 2011/10/23The LTI Korea Japan Forum was held for four days from October 19 to 22 in Tokyo and Nagoya. Novelists Shin Kyung-sook, Jung Young mun and shijo poet Lee Keun-bae were present at the event jointly hosted by the Korean Embassy and the Korean Cultural Center in Japan. Shin Kyung-sook, author of the... -
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LTI Korea Forum in the western United States
2011/04/27 to 2011/05/02The LTI Korea US West Coast Forum was held from April 27 to May 1 in Los Angeles and Berkeley. “Korean Society in Korean Literature,” “Korean Literature and Film,” and “Korean Authors vs. Korean American Authors” were the main themes of the forum, with Korean authors Kim Joo young, Choi Yun, Jung...
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