The Age of Doubt by Pak Kyongni

The Korean Literature Night (KLN) is a monthly discussion group that explores various themes and topics relating to that month’s chosen book.

For February we will read the short collection ‘THE AGE OF DOUBT' by Pak Kyongni. This event is co-organised with the publisher Honford Star.

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Date: Wednesday 22nd February 12:00PM-1:30PM

• Register to Eventbrite page by 8 Feburary 2023 to apply – we will use a lottery- based system to select thirty guests who will each receive a free copy of the book. Once the final selection has been drawn, we will send you an e-mail with the result of the selection process.
• Please note that you need to collect your copy of the book from the KCCUK reception during weekdays between 10.00-17:30 – Books will be collection only as we cannot accommodate book delivery.

The Age of Doubt

The Age of Doubt collects some of Pak Kyongni’s most famous works, including her 1955 debut and other stories featuring characters that would appear in her 21-volume epic, Toji. Many of Pak’s stories reflect her own turbulent experiences during the period following the Korean war and the various Korean dictatorships throughout the twentieth century.

Park Kyongni

Pak Kyongni (1926-2008) is one of Korea’s most venerated writers and was hugely influential during her almost forty-years-long career. As one of the most highly respected writers in Korea, Pak’s work is included in textbooks, made into TV dramas and films, and several organisations are devoted to preserving her legacy, including the Pak Kyongni House and Literary Park and the Pak Kyongni Memorial Museum.

Translators

Translated by Sophie Bowman, Anton Hur, Slin Jung, You Jeong Kim, Paige Aniyah Morris, Mattho Mandersloot, Emily Yae Won and Dasom Yang, with insightful commentary by Professor Kang Ji Hee.

Moderator - You Jeong Kim

You Jeong Kim is a translator and editor based in Seoul. She won the commemoration prize of the 47th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards in 2016. She's also a graduate of LTI Korea Translation Academy Special and Regular Courses. She has translated literary and cultural content including short stories, children's stories, essays, poetry, pansori script, scenarios, and subtitles.

Moderator - Dasom Yang

Dasom Yang is a writer and translator from Korea, now living in Berlin. She holds an MPhil in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin and is writing a collection of essays. Her translation of Pak Kyongni's short story appears in the collection The Age of Doubt (Honford Star, 2022). Read more about her here: http://dasomyang.com