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Date2013-10-21
Hits4593Ten titles from the Library of Korean Literature are slated to be published by Dalkey Archive Press. The official U.S. release date is Saturday, November 16.
This is a noteworthy accomplishment since translated books make up only 2% of the entire U.S. market.
These ten titles draw from major works of Korean modern and contemporary literature.
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Author |
Title |
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Yi Kwang-su |
The Soil |
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Kim Won-il |
The House with a Sunken Courtyard |
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Park Wan-Suh |
Lonesome You |
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Hyun Ki Young |
One Spoon on This Earth |
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Kim Joo-young |
Stingray |
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Lee Kiho |
At Least We Can Apologize |
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Jung Young Moon |
A Most Ambiguous Sunday |
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Jung Mikyung |
My Son's Girlfriend |
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Jang Jung-il |
When Adam Opens His Eyes |
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Jang Eunjin |
No One Writes Back |
This publication is phase one in the November 2011 MOU between LTI Korea and Dalkey Archive Press which calls for 25 books in total.
The second batch of books includes Kim Namch'on's Taeha: Collection of Late Short Stories, Yi Sang's Short Story Collection, Choi In-hun's The Square, Haïlji's The Republic of Užupis. They are expected to be published in the fall of 2014, leading to an overall increase in the size and diversity of Korean literature in the United States.
Dalkey Archive Press releases 50 titles every year and has published over 500 books since it was established in 1984. It is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois and has branch offices in London and Dublin. Dalkey Archive Press is one of the most significant literary publishers in the U.S., substantially contributing to the publication of English and international literature.
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