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Contemporary Literature and Translation in South Korea
Mar 12, 2024 ·
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Contemporary Literature and Translation in South Korea
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On episode 110 hosts Andre Goulet and Gennie Pimentel welcome Shanna Tan, translator of the smash hit book https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/133938826by Hwang Bo-reum. In this conversation Shanna explains why a slice of...
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On episode 110 hosts Andre Goulet and Gennie Pimentel welcome Shanna Tan, translator of the smash hit book WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP by Hwang Bo-reum.
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.
Find the book at your local library or independent bookstore and support this podcast at patreon.com/thekoreafile
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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.
Find the book at your local library or independent bookstore and support this podcast at patreon.com/thekoreafile
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