Ride the K-Wave: Recent Korean Translated Fiction

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Ride the K-Wave: Recent Korean Translated Fiction

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Article: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/03/10/recent-korean-translated-fiction
Journal: New York Public Library
Issued Date: March 10, 2023
Page: -
Language: English(English)
Country: UNITED STATES
City: New York
Book: Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 , CONCERNING MY DAUGHTER , Lemon , Untold Night and Day , My Brilliant Life , VIOLETS , Saha , The Only Child , The Disaster Tourist , Almond , Seven Years of Darkness , The Picture Bride
Writer: Cho Nam-ju , Kim Hye-jin , Kwon Yeo-sun , Bae Suah , Kim Ae-ran , Shin Kyung-sook , Mi-ae Seo , Yun Ko Eun , Sohn Won-pyung , You-Jeong Jeong , Lee Geumyi
Translator: Jamie Chang,Janet Hong,Deborah Smith,Chi-Young Kim,Anton Hur,Yewon Jung,Sandy Joosun Lee,An Seonjae

About the Author

Cho Nam-ju
Birth : 1978 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Nam-ju
Family Name : Cho
Korean Name : 조남주
ISNI : 0000000460558831
Works : 70

Kim Hye-jin
Birth : 1983 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Hye-jin
Family Name : Kim
Korean Name : 김혜진
ISNI : 000000047905924X
Works : 28

Kwon Yeo-sun
Birth : 1965 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Yeo-sun
Family Name : Kwon
Korean Name : 권여선
ISNI : 0000000403531499
Works : 13

Bae Su-ah
Birth : 1965 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Suah
Family Name : Bae
Korean Name : 배수아
ISNI : 0000000362669423
Works : 28

Kim Ae-ran
Birth : 1980 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Ae-ran
Family Name : Kim
Korean Name : 김애란
ISNI : 0000000044728635
Works : 57

Kyung-Sook Shin
Birth : 1963 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Kyung-sook
Family Name : Shin
Korean Name : 신경숙
ISNI : 000000008374681X
Works : 137

SEO MI-AE
Birth : 1965 ~ -
Occupation : Writer
First Name : Mi-ae
Family Name : Seo
Korean Name : 서미애
ISNI : -
Works : 14

Yun Ko Eun
Birth : 1980 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Ko Eun
Family Name : Yun
Korean Name : 윤고은
ISNI : 0000000460164576
Works : 14

Sohn Won-pyung
Birth : 1979 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Won-pyung
Family Name : Sohn
Korean Name : 손원평
ISNI : 0000000464581043
Works : 45

Jeong You Jeong
Birth : 1966 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : You Jeong
Family Name : Jeong
Korean Name : 정유정
ISNI : 0000000044752010
Works : 43

Lee Geumyi
Birth : 1962 ~ -
Occupation : Writer
First Name : Geumyi
Family Name : Lee
Korean Name : 이금이
ISNI : 0000000051264541
Works : 15

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English(English)

The titles below—all translated from Korean and published in the US within the last few years—will give you a sense of South Korea's exciting literary landscape.

Translated Books457 See More

Indonesian(Bahasa Indonesia) Book Available
Please Look After Mom
Kyung-Sook Shin / 신경숙 / 2011
Japanese(日本語) Book Available
すばる
Kyung-Sook Shin et al / 신경숙 et al / 1998
Chinese(汉语) Book Available
单人房
Kyung-Sook Shin et al / 신경숙 / 2006