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    The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories

    Introduction by Kwon Youngmin
    Edited by Bruce Fulton
    Translated by Bruce Fulton
    Notes by Bruce Fulton
    Paperback
    $18.00 US
    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Classics
    On sale Dec 10, 2024 | 496 Pages | 9780241448519
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    A revelatory and richly varied collection of Korea's greatest short stories

    A Penguin Classic

    This eclectic, moving, and wonderfully enjoyable collection is the essential introduction to Korean literature. Journeying through Korea's dramatic twentieth century, from the Japanese occupation and colonial era to the devastating war between North and South and the rapid, disorienting urbanization of later decades, The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories captures a hundred years of Korea's vibrant short-story tradition. Here are peddlers and donkeys traveling across moonlit fields; artists drinking and debating in the tea-houses of 1920s Seoul; soldiers fighting for survival; exiles from the war who can never go home again; and lonely men and women searching for connection in the dizzying modern city. The collection features stories by some of Korea's greatest writers, including Pak Wanso, O Chonghui, and Cho Chongnae, as well as many brilliant contemporary voices, such as P'yon Hyeyong, Han Yujoo, and Kim Aeran. Curated by Bruce Fulton, this is a volume that will surprise, unsettle, and delight.
    Chronology
    Introduction by     Kwon Youngmin
    Editorial Note by Bruce Fulton
    Further Reading
    Note on Korean Name Order and Pronunciation

    TRADITION

    Yi Hyosŏk
    When The Buckwheat Blooms
    Translated by Kim Chong-un and Bruce Fulton
    Ch'ae Manshik
    A Man Called Hŭngbo
    Translated by Ross King and Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Chu Yosŏp
    Mama and the Boarder
    Translated by Kim Chong-un and Bruce Fulton
    Yi Munyŏl
    The Old Hatter
    Translated by Suh Ji-Moon
    Kim Taeyong
    Pig on Grass
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton

    WOMEN AND MEN

    Pak T'aewŏn
    A Day in the Life of Kubo the Novelist
    Translated by Sunyoung Park in collaboration with Jefferson J.A. Gatrall and Kevin O'Rourke
    Kim Yujŏng
    Spicebush Blossoms
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Ch'oe Yun
    The Last of Hanak'o
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Hong Sŏkchung
    A chapter from Hwang Chini
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Ch'ŏn Unyŏng
    Needlework
    Translated by Na-Young Bae and Bruce Fulton

    PEACE AND WAR

    Hwang Sunwŏn
    Time for You and Me
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Pak Wansŏ
    Winter Outing
    Translated by Marshall R. Pihl
    Cho Chŏngnae
    Land of Exile
    Translated by Marshall R. Pihl

    HELL CHOSŎN

    Yi Sang
    Wings
    Translated by Kevin O'Rourke
    Kim Sŭngok
    Seoul: Winter 1964
    Translated by Marshall R. Pihl
    O Chŏnghŭi
    Wayfarer
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Kyung-sook Shin
    House on the Prairie
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    P'yŏn Hyeyŏng
    The First Anniversary
    Translated by Cindy Chen with Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Choi Suchol
    River Dark
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton

    INTO THE NEW WORLD

    Ch'oe Inho
    The Poplar Tree
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Hwang Chŏngŭn
    The Bone Thief
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Jung Young Moon
    Home on the Range
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Kim Chunghyŏk
    The Glass Shield
    Translated by Kevin O'Rourke
    Han Yujoo
    Black-and-White Photographer
    Translated by Janet Hong
    Kim Aeran
    The Future of Science
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton

    Glossary
    Notes
    Map of the Korean Peninsula
    Permissions

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    A revelatory and richly varied collection of Korea's greatest short stories

    A Penguin Classic

    This eclectic, moving, and wonderfully enjoyable collection is the essential introduction to Korean literature. Journeying through Korea's dramatic twentieth century, from the Japanese occupation and colonial era to the devastating war between North and South and the rapid, disorienting urbanization of later decades, The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories captures a hundred years of Korea's vibrant short-story tradition. Here are peddlers and donkeys traveling across moonlit fields; artists drinking and debating in the tea-houses of 1920s Seoul; soldiers fighting for survival; exiles from the war who can never go home again; and lonely men and women searching for connection in the dizzying modern city. The collection features stories by some of Korea's greatest writers, including Pak Wanso, O Chonghui, and Cho Chongnae, as well as many brilliant contemporary voices, such as P'yon Hyeyong, Han Yujoo, and Kim Aeran. Curated by Bruce Fulton, this is a volume that will surprise, unsettle, and delight.

    Table of Contents

    Chronology
    Introduction by     Kwon Youngmin
    Editorial Note by Bruce Fulton
    Further Reading
    Note on Korean Name Order and Pronunciation

    TRADITION

    Yi Hyosŏk
    When The Buckwheat Blooms
    Translated by Kim Chong-un and Bruce Fulton
    Ch'ae Manshik
    A Man Called Hŭngbo
    Translated by Ross King and Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Chu Yosŏp
    Mama and the Boarder
    Translated by Kim Chong-un and Bruce Fulton
    Yi Munyŏl
    The Old Hatter
    Translated by Suh Ji-Moon
    Kim Taeyong
    Pig on Grass
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton

    WOMEN AND MEN

    Pak T'aewŏn
    A Day in the Life of Kubo the Novelist
    Translated by Sunyoung Park in collaboration with Jefferson J.A. Gatrall and Kevin O'Rourke
    Kim Yujŏng
    Spicebush Blossoms
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Ch'oe Yun
    The Last of Hanak'o
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Hong Sŏkchung
    A chapter from Hwang Chini
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Ch'ŏn Unyŏng
    Needlework
    Translated by Na-Young Bae and Bruce Fulton

    PEACE AND WAR

    Hwang Sunwŏn
    Time for You and Me
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Pak Wansŏ
    Winter Outing
    Translated by Marshall R. Pihl
    Cho Chŏngnae
    Land of Exile
    Translated by Marshall R. Pihl

    HELL CHOSŎN

    Yi Sang
    Wings
    Translated by Kevin O'Rourke
    Kim Sŭngok
    Seoul: Winter 1964
    Translated by Marshall R. Pihl
    O Chŏnghŭi
    Wayfarer
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Kyung-sook Shin
    House on the Prairie
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    P'yŏn Hyeyŏng
    The First Anniversary
    Translated by Cindy Chen with Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Choi Suchol
    River Dark
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton

    INTO THE NEW WORLD

    Ch'oe Inho
    The Poplar Tree
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Hwang Chŏngŭn
    The Bone Thief
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Jung Young Moon
    Home on the Range
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
    Kim Chunghyŏk
    The Glass Shield
    Translated by Kevin O'Rourke
    Han Yujoo
    Black-and-White Photographer
    Translated by Janet Hong
    Kim Aeran
    The Future of Science
    Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton

    Glossary
    Notes
    Map of the Korean Peninsula
    Permissions

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