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Inside Issue 30

Article URL

http://www.asialiteraryreview.com/inside-issue-30
Nation

Hong Kong
Journal Name

Asia Literary Review
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http://www.asialiteraryreview.com/
Issued Date

2016

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Translated Books (101)

Whale and Vapor
- Book
- English
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Whale and Vapor

U.S.A.
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Kim Kyung Ju
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김경주
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary poetry

Poetry. Asian & Asian American Studies. Translated by Jake Levine. The poems in WHALE AND VAPOR emphasize exhaustion—physically, mentally, and as an existential condition. Kim Kyung Ju playfully...
Butterfly Sleep
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- English
- Available
Butterfly Sleep

U.S.A.
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Kim Kyung Ju
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김경주
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2020
/ - Contemporary poetry - Anthology of Contemporary Poetry

KIM KYUNG JU 's Butterfly Sleep is a historical drama based in the early period of the Joseon dynasty. He relies on a mixture of absurdism, magic realism, and dark humor in order to tell an...
夜は歌う
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- Japanese
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夜は歌う

Japan
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キム・ヨンス(金衍洙)
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김연수
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

詩人尹東柱の生地としても知られる満州東部の「北間島(プッカンド)」(現中国延辺朝鮮族自治州)。現代韓国を代表する作家キム・ヨンスが、満州国が建国された1930年代の北間島を舞台に、愛と革命に引き裂かれ、国家・民族・イデオロギーに翻弄された若者たちの不条理な生と死を描いた長篇作。〈国を奪われ、よその土地で暮らすかぎり、僕たちにできるのは僕たちではない他の存在を夢見ることだ。...
b, Book, and Me
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- English
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b, Book, and Me

U.S.A.
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Kim Sagwa
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김사과
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Best friends b and Rang are all each other have. Their parents are absent, their teachers avert their eyes when they walk by. Everyone else in town acts like they live in Seoul even though it's...
奔跑吧！爸爸
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- Chinese
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奔跑吧！爸爸

Taiwan
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金愛爛
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김애란
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary journals, letters, and travelogues

23歲初試啼聲，金愛蘭以描述五個女生宿舍生活的短篇小說〈不敲門的家〉拿下文學大獎。2005年的作品《奔跑吧！爸爸》成為《韓國日報》文學獎最年輕的獲獎者，被媒體稱為「韓國文壇最大的收穫之一」。接下來她獲獎不斷，2013年更以《沉默的未來》拿下韓國最有影響力的文學獎─李箱文學獎，並創下最年輕得主的紀錄。2014年以《噗通噗通我的人生》為臺灣讀者所熟知。「每當我想像爸爸，眼前總會浮現出一個場景：...

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News from Abroad (154)

INDIE PRESS ROUND-UP: FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES AND MORE
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- English
INDIE PRESS ROUND-UP: FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES AND MORE

U.S.A.
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bookriot
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Feb 07, 2020

INDIE PRESS ROUND-UP: FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES AND MORE I’m excited about the independent press books I have to share with you this month! Independent presses are putting out so many im portant books for our times. I didn’t plan this, but I ended up reading two books about Iran that explore key...
February 2020 Reads for the Rest of Us
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February 2020 Reads for the Rest of Us

U.S.A
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msmagazine
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Feb 03, 2020

The Feminist Know-It-All: You know her. You can’t stand her. Good thing she’s not here! Instead, this column by gender and women’s studies librarian Karla Strand will amplify stories of the creation, access, use and preservation of knowledge by women and girls around the world; share innovative...
文学なら世界はONE TEAM！？2019年の海外小説ベスト12
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- Japanese
文学なら世界はONE TEAM！？2019年の海外小説ベスト12

Japan
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現代ビジネス
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2019.12.29.

今年、海外の翻訳文学で売れに売れたものといったら、韓国文学でしょう。2018年後半に刊行されたチョ・ナムジュの『82年生まれ、キム・ジヨン』（斎藤真理子／訳）が、最近の翻訳文学では「爆発的」といっていい15万部超のヒット。初版は慎ましく4千部、しかし刷りに刷りを重ね、今年、渋谷のスクランブル交差点に建つビルに、本書の電光掲示広告が流れるのを見たときには、わたしは深い深い感慨に打たれました。(...)
她希望自己一直具有小说当中的某种“正直”
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- Chinese
她希望自己一直具有小说当中的某种“正直”

China
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东方财富网
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November 29, 2019

近日，“韩国80后天才女作家”金爱烂的第四部短篇小说集《外面是夏天》中文版出版。诺贝尔文学奖得主勒克莱齐奥认为：“金爱烂是最有可能获得诺贝尔文学奖的韩国女作家。”而中国知名作家蒋方舟也对金爱烂的创作有着自己的解读。遇见金爱烂 “韩国最可能得诺奖的作家”
成年即贫困的韩国年轻人，决定不生孩子
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- Chinese
成年即贫困的韩国年轻人，决定不生孩子

China
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搜狐
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September 9, 2019

“蒋女士，您好，今天第一次在现场看到您。刚刚第一眼看到你的时候，有一种直接的感受，心动！”男读者接过麦克风，提高了音量。蒋方舟从容地回应，而后笑笑说：“谢谢你对我心动。” 男读者复又站起身说，大声道：“是个男人都会！” 这是韩国作家金爱烂对谈中国作家蒋方舟的沙龙提问环节里，一个小小的花絮。

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International Events (24)

Translation Workshop at the University of Malaga, Spain
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- Spain
Translation Workshop at the University of Malaga, Spain

2018/11/27 to 2018/11/30

2018 Translation Workshop at the University of Malaga, Spain The Korean Literature Translation Workshop was held in Malaga University with author Kim Yeon-soo from November 27 to 29. The workshop was focused on Kim's < Five Pleasure of the Smellers> 20 students who translated Kim's work under...
Korean literature event with the City of Bucheon
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- Republic of Korea
Korean literature event with the City of Bucheon

2018/10/12

LTI Korea and the City of Bucheon Co-host ‘Three Korean Literary Works Through the Lens of Asian Translation’ Event On October 12, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) (President: Kim Sa-in) co-hosted a Korean literature event with the City of Bucheon to celebrate the first...
The Istanbul Book Fair in Turkey
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- Turkey
The Istanbul Book Fair in Turkey

2017/11/04 to 2017/11/07

This year, Korea was invited to the largest book fair in Turkey—the Istanbul Book Fair, which ran from November 4th to 7th. Korea was selected as this year’s Guest of Honor; a choice that is particularly meaningful, as 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations...
BCLT Literary Translation Workshop
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- United Kingdom
BCLT Literary Translation Workshop

2017/07/23 to 2017/07/29

Since signing a Memorandum of Understanding in 2015 with the British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT)—a prominent supporter of literary translation in the UK—the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) has sent Translation Academy translators to the UK each summer to take part...
PEN World Voices Festival
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- USA
PEN World Voices Festival

2017/05/01 to 2017/05/07

With support from the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea, President: Kim Seong-Kon, propfessor Emeritus at Seoul National University), Korean writers Bae Suah and Han Yujoo participated in the 13th PEN World Voices Festival, held from May 1 to 7. Organized by the PEN American...