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Readymade Bodhisattva

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Readymade Bodhisattva
Author
Choi In-hun
Co-Author
Bok Geoil , Djuna , Jeong Soyeon , Kim Bo-young , Kim Changgyu , KIM Jung-hyuk , Lim Taewoon , Park Mingyu , Park Seonghwan , Kim Young Ha , Yun I-hyeong , Sang Joon Park , Mun Yunseong
Translator
Sora Kim-Russell
Publisher
Kaya Press
Published Year
2019
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Original Title
총독의 소리
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Chongdogui sori
ISBN
9781885030573
Page
430
Volume
-

About the Author

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  • Choi In-hun
  • Birth : 1936 ~ 2018
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : In-hun
  • Family Name : Choi
  • Korean Name : 최인훈
  • ISNI : 0000000116984436
  • Works : 46
About the Original Work
DLKL
  • 총독의 소리
  • Author : Choi In-hun
  • Published Year : 1968
  • English Title : The Voice of the Governor-General
More About the Original Work
Descriptions
  • English(English)

Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction presents the first book-length English-language translation of science and speculative fiction from South Korea, bringing together 13 classic and contemporary stories from the 1960s through the 2010s. From the reimagining of an Asimovian robot inside the walls of a Buddhist temple and a postapocalyptic showdown between South and North Korean refugees on a faraway planet to a fictional recollection of a disabled woman's struggle to join an international space mission, these stories showcase the thematic and stylistic versatility of South Korean science-fiction writers in its wide array. At once conversant with the global science-fiction tradition and thick with local historical specificities, their works resonate with other popular cultural products of South Korea―from K-pop and K-drama to videogames, which owe part of their appeal to their pulsating technocultural edge and their ability to play off familiar tropes in unexpected ways.

Coming from a country renowned for its hi-tech industry and ultraspeed broadband yet mired in the unfinished Cold War, South Korean science fiction offers us fresh perspectives on global technoindustrial modernity and its human consequences. The book also features a critical introduction, an essay on SF fandom in South Korea, and contextualizing information and annotations for each story.

 

source : https://www.amazon.com/Readymade-Bodhisattva-Anthology-Science-Fiction/dp/1885030576

Work List
Author Work name
Translation Korean Translation Korean
Choi In-hun 최인훈 Empire Radio, Live Transmission 총독의 소리
Bok Geo-il 복거일 Along the Fragments of My Body 내 몸의 파편들이 흩어진 길 따라
Djuna 듀나 The Bloody Battle of Broccoli Plain 브로콜리 평원의 혈투
Jeong Soyeon 정소연 Cosmic Go 우주류
Kim Bo-Young 김보영 Between Zero and One 0과 1 사이
Kim Changgyu 김창규 Our Banished World 우리가 추방된 세계
Kim Jung-hyuk 김중혁 Where Boats Go 보트가 가는 곳
Lim Taewoon 임태운 Storm Between My Teeth 이빨에 낀 돌개바람
Pak Min-gyu 박민규 Roadkill 로드킬
Park Seonghwan 박성환 Readymade Bodhisattva 레디메이드
Kim Young-ha 김영하 Quiz Show 퀴즈쇼
Yun I-hyeong 윤이형 The Sky Walker 스카이 워커
Sang Joon Park 박상준 A Brief History of South Korean SF Fandom 한국SF팬덤의 역사(에세이)
Mun Yunseong 문윤성 Perfect Society 완전사회

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