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‘Time Differences’ by Yoko Tawada / ‘Friendship for Grown-Ups’ by Nao-Cola...
Over the past few years, much of my reading time has been spent shuttling back and forth across the-sea-that-shall-not-be-named (politics…), so it’s little surprise that after my trip to Korea earlier...
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‘Spring Sleepers’ by Kyoko Yoshida &‘mariko / mariquita’ by Natsuki Ikezawa...
You may remember a post from last month where I introduced Keshiki – new voices from Japan, a series of eight chapbooks released by Strangers Press, a project associated with the British Centre for...
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‘The Girl Who Is Getting Married’ by Aoko Matsuda &‘At the Edge of the Wood’...
It’s been a while, but I’ve finally found the time to look at two more selections from Keshiki – new voices from Japan, a series of eight chapbooks released by Strangers Press (a project associated...
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‘Mikumari’ by Misumi Kubo &‘The Transparent Labyrinth’ by Keiichirō Hirano...
With my new-found Jun’ichirō Tanizaki obsession, it’s been difficult finding time for other Japanese writers, but I recently managed to settle down for a read of the final two selections from Keshiki –...
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‘Europa’ by Han Kang &‘Milena, Milena, Ecstatic’ by Bae Suah (Review)
It’s finally August, and that means it’s time for a month devoted to the work of authors writing in languages other than English, also known as Women in Translation Month! Meytal Radzinski of the...
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‘Five Preludes & A Fugue’ by Cheon Heerahn &‘Divorce’ by Kim Soom (Review)
My first review this week examined issues faced by women in South Korea, and today’s books continue in the same vein, albeit in briefer form. We’re taking another look at some fiction I was sent from...
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‘Old Wrestler’ by Jeon Sungtae &‘Demons’ by Kang Hwagil (Review)
The four stories covered in my first two posts on the Yeoyu series, a collaboration between Strangers Press and LTI Korea, were brought to us by two translators, with a couple of stories translated by...
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‘Left’s Right Right’s Left’ by Han Yujoo &‘Kong’s Garden’ by Hwang Jungeun...
It’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally managed to complete the Yeoyu series, a collaboration between Strangers Press and LTI Korea, with today’s post looking at the final two stories. Both come from...
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‘Not Your Child’ by Lâu Tsí-û &‘Cage’ by Qiu Miaojin (Review)
Some of you may remember my reviews of the Keshiki and Yeoyu series, Japanese and Korean stories courtesy of Strangers Press (a project associated with the British Centre for Literary Translation at...
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‘Cloud Labour’ by Sabrina Huang, ‘Social’ by Lamulu Pakawyan &‘Mountain Rat’...
Towards the end of last year, I reviewed a couple of pieces from the ká-sióng series of Taiwanese chapbooks published by Strangers Press (a project associated with the British Centre for Literary...
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