A Sticky, Unhinged Tale with Emotional Depth
Unhinged Korean Literature with Unexpected Emotional Depth by Cho Yeeun and translated by Yewon Jung. … Continue readingA Sticky, Unhinged Tale with Emotional Depth
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Korean Literature at its Finest with Brilliant Translation – The Age of Doubt by Pak Kyongni Review
Korean Literature at its Finest with Brilliant Translation. The Age of Doubt is a collection of short stories from the Korean author Pak Kyongni. Her work mostly focused on the postwar period of the Korean War and the Japanese colonisation era. … Continue readingKorean Literature at its Finest with Brilliant Translation – The Age of Doubt by Pak Kyongni Review
Dragon Palace by Hiromi Kawakami
Short story collection from the author ‘Strange Weather in Tokyo’ and ‘People from My Neighbourhood’ and translated by Ted Goossen. … Continue readingDragon Palace by Hiromi Kawakami
Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia
Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia and translated from the Portuguese by Zoë Perry review. A story about a slaughter house and its workers in Brazil. … Continue readingOf Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia
Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes
A review about Alba de Céspedes fiction gem Forbidden Notebook translated by Ann Goldstein. ‘Italian literature, feminist classic, post-war Italy’ … Continue readingForbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes
Launch Something! by Bae Myung-Hoon Review
“Reading Launch Something! was like watching an entertaining and well-researched sci-fi movie. Just funnier.” A review on Launch Something! … Continue readingLaunch Something! by Bae Myung-Hoon Review
Violets by Kyung-Sook Shin Review
“Violets pulled up some deeply hidden childhood trauma in me, which now has the chance to heal itself.” A review on Kyung-Sook Shin’s novel Violets. … Continue readingViolets by Kyung-Sook Shin Review
i want to die but i want to eat tteokbokki by Baek Sehee and translated by Anton Hur 🥘☀︎BOOK REVIEW☀︎🥘
Book Review about the South-Korean bestseller; i want to die but i want to eat tteokbokki from Baek Sehee and translated by Anton Hur.
“Extremes are hard to fight. Good and Bad are such strong concepts that it is hard to see the full spectrum of ourselves.”
… Continue readingi want to die but i want to eat tteokbokki by Baek Sehee and translated by Anton Hur 🥘☀︎BOOK REVIEW☀︎🥘
Rémtörténetek by Nádas Péter *Book Review*
‘The village became this pulsating united entity of horrors.’ Book Review about the Hungarian author Nádas Péter’s novel; Rémtörténetek. … Continue readingRémtörténetek by Nádas Péter *Book Review*
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung and Translated by Anton Hur
Book Review about Bora Chung’s Cursed Bunny; the book that brought me closer to my inner world of art, in a way that I treasure deeply. … Continue readingCursed Bunny by Bora Chung and Translated by Anton Hur