KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.51

2021-03-01 / II00000574

The theme of the 51st issue of Korean Literature Now (KLN), a literary journal produced and distributed to introduce Korean literature and writers to the general public and experts abroad and form a discourse on Korean literature, is “disaster.” It proposes the introduction of the aspects of disaster narratives in Korean literature, particularly in the works of young writers, to overseas readers and people in the book industry.

Interview with Keum Suk Gendry-Kim: Imagining the Collective Memory of History

2021-03-01 / II00000576

In the 51st issue of Korean Literature Now (KLN), a literary journal produced and distributed to introduce Korean literature and writers to the general public and experts abroad and form a discourse on Korean literature, we interviewed cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, the author of the graphic novel Grass, which depicts the lives of Korean people under the Japanese colonial rule, particularly the pains and sufferings of comfort women, to hear about her thoughts on her work.

Photos of Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (KLN Vol. 51)

2021-03-25 / II00000577

These four photographs are of cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, who was interviewed for the 51st issue of Korean Literature Now (KLN), a literary journal produced and distributed to introduce Korean literature and writers to the general public and experts abroad and form a discourse on Korean literature.

GRASS

2021-03-25 / II00000580

Korean Literature Now (KLN), a literary journal produced and distributed to introduce Korean literature and writers to the general public and experts abroad and form a discourse on Korean literature, published an excerpt from Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, who was interviewed in its 51st issue.

[Web Exclusive] Interview with Keum Suk Gendry-Kim: When Sadness Wells Up, I Draw

2021-03-01 / II00000592

In the 51st issue of Korean Literature Now (KLN), a literary journal produced and distributed to introduce Korean literature and writers to the general public and experts abroad and form a discourse on Korean literature, we interviewed cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, the author of the graphic novel Grass, which depicts the lives of Korean people under the Japanese colonial rule, particularly the pains and sufferings of comfort women, to hear about her thoughts on her work.

KLN Vol.61 Reviews: The (Hi)story Told in Black Ink

2023-09-01 / II00001247

This is a review of the Italian translation of Keum Suk Gendry-Kim’s The Waiting

KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.66

2024-12-01 / II00001513

KLN Vol. 66 features two main themes: a special feature on Han Kang, the 2024 Nobel laureate in Literature and the cover feature “On Growing Old.” In the special feature on Han Kang, six translators, including Deborah Smith (who translated The Vegetarian into English), a literary critic, and an editor discuss Han and her literary world. In the Cover Feature essays, a literary critic and two writers discuss the theme “On Growing Old.” This issue also features an interview with the Featured Writer Jin Eun-young, ten of her poems, and an essay on her works. The Bookmark section features the short stories “Guarded by Light” by Cho Hae-jin and “Lingering Feelings” by Park Seon Woo, as well as two poems each by poets Choi Ji Eun and Sin Yong-Mok. In the Inkstone section, the final installment of the English translation of the Record of the Virtue of Queen Inhyeon, Lady Min has been published. A panel of reviewers made up of a literary critic, writers, a translator, and an editor has reviewed five works: Dog Days by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, Walking Practice by Dolki Min, Taking my Voice by Chung Serang, Counterweight by Djuna, and Counsel Culture by Kim Hye-jin.