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History as Literature, Literature as History

Lost Names: Scenes From A Korean Boyhood History as Literature, Literature as History: An Interview with Lost Names Author, Richard E. Kim Lost Names is a useful, rare, and wonderful book for several reasons. The book’s title reflects the Japanese … Continue reading

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Dedicated to a poetic Korea

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0506/1224245988613.html 6 May 2009 Koreans have been described as ‘the Irish of Asia’, and after translating 2,000 of their poems, Fr Kevin O’Rourke is in a position to judge, writes DAVID McNEILL IN HIS COURTING days, Kevin O’Rourke once walked … Continue reading

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Park Kyung Ni: South Korean novelist

Author whose epic novel, Toji, is regarded as one of the greatest contributions to Korean literature Park Kyung Ni was one of the leading South Korean novelists of her generation. In her own country and abroad, she was best known … Continue reading

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