The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories
We are pleased to announce a talk about the The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories with the editor, Bruce Fulton.
This eclectic, moving and 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 Korean War and the rapid, disorienting urbanisation of later decades, The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories captures a hundred years of Korea's vibrant short-story tradition.
The collection features stories by some of Korea's greatest writers as well as many brilliant contemporary voices. Curated by Bruce Fulton, this is a volume that will surprise, unsettle, and delight.
This is an in-person event at the Korean Cultural Centre with the editor joining via video-link. We are also opening online access for those who cannot come. The link will be shared via email so please RSVP on the link on your right side.
Bruce Fulton
Bruce Fulton is an Associate Professor and Young-Bin Min Chair in Korean Literature and Literary Translation at the University of British Columbia. With Ju-Chan Fulton he has translated many major works of Korean literature over the past forty years.
Grace Koh
Grace Koh is Lecturer in Korean Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at SOAS University of London. At SOAS she has taught modules on Korean and East Asian literature, cinema, translation, and literary theory, and has supervised PhD students working on Korean and comparative literature and literary translation. She has presented and published papers on the Samguk yusa and is currently working towards the completion of an edited volume on cross-cultural encounters and narratives in Korean and western travel literature from the 18th to 20th centuries. In addition to her academic work, she served as a Steering Committee member for the London Book Fair 2014 Korea Market Focus programme and has collaborated with Korean and British organisations and institutions to help organise, participate and interpret at events to promote Korean literature and culture in the UK.
