Description
From the claustrophobic space of Japanese-occupied Korea, to the powerful effects of guilt, shame, and nostalgia accompanying the economic miracle, these stories speak of a history which, while deeply inscribed in local detail, suggest the parameters of a global modernity. In terms of its range and consistent quality, there is simply no other comparable collection. A combination of fresh, new translations of old classics and a judicious selection of more recent writing makes this long-awaited anthology a most welcome publication for anyone interested in twentieth-century Korea. -- Janet Poole
About the Author
Bruce Fulton occupies the Young-Bin Min Chair in Korean Literature and Literary Translation at the University of British Columbia. He is coeditor of Words of Farewell: Stories by Korean Women Writers, Land of Exile: Contemporary Korean Fiction, and A Ready-Made Life: Early Masters of Modern Korean Fiction.Youngmin Kwon is professor of Korean literature at Seoul National University.
Reviews
A remarkable, diverse collection of short stories. -- Terry Hong Asian Week At the heart of this collection reverberates the anguished question of what is Korean... A rich variety of imaginative writing. -- Wingate Packard Seattle Times This is a striking and highly readable collection of writings. -- Bill Drucker Korean Quarterly The short stories in Modern Korean Fiction are full of hunger. Nation An outstanding contribution to our understanding and appreciation of twentieth-century Korean literature... That should become a standard university text. -- Michael Finch Acta Koreana
Book Information
ISBN 9780231135139
Author Bruce Fulton
Format Paperback
Page Count 408
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press