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Readymade Bodhisattva

Author
Choi In-hun
Co-Author
Bok Geoil , Djuna , Jeong Soyeon , Kim Bo-young , Kim Changgyu , KIM Jung-hyuk , Lim Taewoon , Park Mingyu , Park Seonghwan , Kim Young Ha , Yun I-hyeong , Sang Joon Park , Mun Yunseong
Translator
Sora Kim-Russell
Publisher
Kaya Press
Published Year
2019
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Original Title
총독의 소리
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Chongdogui sori
ISBN
9781885030573
Page
430
Volume
-
Writer default image
  • Choi In-hun
  • Birth : 1936 ~ 2018
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : In-hun
  • Family Name : Choi
  • Korean Name : 최인훈
  • ISNI : 0000000116984436
  • Works : 46
No. Call No. Location Status Due Date Reservation
1 영어 813.82 rea par c.2 LTI Korea Library Available - -
Descriptions
  • English(English)

Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction presents the first book-length English-language translation of science and speculative fiction from South Korea, bringing together 13 classic and contemporary stories from the 1960s through the 2010s. From the reimagining of an Asimovian robot inside the walls of a Buddhist temple and a postapocalyptic showdown between South and North Korean refugees on a faraway planet to a fictional recollection of a disabled woman's struggle to join an international space mission, these stories showcase the thematic and stylistic versatility of South Korean science-fiction writers in its wide array. At once conversant with the global science-fiction tradition and thick with local historical specificities, their works resonate with other popular cultural products of South Korea―from K-pop and K-drama to videogames, which owe part of their appeal to their pulsating technocultural edge and their ability to play off familiar tropes in unexpected ways.

Coming from a country renowned for its hi-tech industry and ultraspeed broadband yet mired in the unfinished Cold War, South Korean science fiction offers us fresh perspectives on global technoindustrial modernity and its human consequences. The book also features a critical introduction, an essay on SF fandom in South Korea, and contextualizing information and annotations for each story.

 

source : https://www.amazon.com/Readymade-Bodhisattva-Anthology-Science-Fiction/dp/1885030576

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