<p>This eclectic, moving and richly enjoyable collection is the essential introduction to Korean literature.\nJourneying through Korea's dramatic recent past, from the Japanese occupation and colonial era to the devastating war between north and south and the rapid, disorienting urbanization of later decades, The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories captures a hundred years of vivid storytelling.\nHere are peddlers and donkeys travelling across moonlit fields; artists drinking and debating in the tea-houses of 1920s Seoul; soldiers fighting for survival; exiles from the war who can never go home again; and lonely men and women searching for connection in the dizzying modern city. The collection features stories by some of Korea's greatest writers, including Pak Wanso, O Chonghui and Cho Chongnae, as well as many brilliant contemporary voices, such as P'yon Hyeyong, Han Yujoo and Kim Aeran. Curated by Bruce Fulton, this is a volume that will surprise, unsettle and delight.</p>

The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories: Bruce Fulton

Literature & Fiction

Park, Wan-suh

Oh Jung-hee

Hwang, Sunwon

Hye-young, Pyun

Han Yujoo

Yi, Sang

Pak Wanso

Kim Aeran

Cho Chongnae

Jo Jung-rae

Jung Young Moon

P'yŏn Hyeyŏng

Kim Taeyong

Chu Yosŏp

Contemporary

Penguin Classics

<p>The story takes place on a stairwell, all in about a minutes time, while the narrators partner seizes her by the hair. The narrator had gotten caught, after running out of the apartment to try to escape assault. While she tries desperately to avoid falling down the stairs, she has a series of flashbacks about a friend who committed suicide years earlier. In this brief moment, she searches her memories for any signs she may have missed, and feels guilt for not having finished writing his story.\nNew from Strangers Press, the people who brought you Keshiki, comes their next exciting global collaboration Yeoyu new writing from Korea, a series of eight exquisitely designed chapbooks showcasing some of the best writers writing in Korean today, translated by a team of hugely talented expert translators from across the globe. The series features work from famous names such as Han Kang alongside relative newcomers to an English audience and was selected in collaboration with translation trailblazer and Man Booker International Prize winner, Deborah Smith.</p>

Lefts Right, Rights Left

Short Stories & Anthologies

UEA Publishing Project

The Impossible Fairytale

The Lifted Brow

The Impossible Fairy Tale

Speaking Tiger Books

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