Contemporary Literature and Translation in South Korea
MAR 12, 202438 MIN
Contemporary Literature and Translation in South Korea
MAR 12, 202438 MIN
Description
On episode 110 hosts<i> Andre Goulet </i>and <i>Gennie Pimentel </i>welcome <i>Shanna Tan</i>, translator of the smash hit book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/133938826" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP </a>by <i>Hwang Bo-reum</i>.<br /><br />In this conversation Shanna explains why a slice of life novel about a high-flying career woman in Seoul who leaves a life of burnout and marital misery to open a book shop outside of the city has become a massive international success in a conversation exploring the barbarity of life under late capitalism and the changing face of contemporary South Korean literature.<br /><br />Find the book at your local library or independent bookstore and support this podcast at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thekoreafile" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">patreon.com/thekoreafile</a>
