Bilingual Edition: Great Korean Fiction
Han Kang: *Convalescence*—Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature
Park Beom-shin: The Fragrant Well
Song Ki-won: A Journey under the Moonlight
Seong Seok-je: In the Shade of the Oleander
Bang Hyun-seok: Off to Battle at Dawn
Bae Su-ah: Time in Gray
Park Sang-ryong: Akeldama
Choi In-seok: A Well in My Soul
Lee In-sung: About You On You
Seo Jeong-in: Three Days of Autumn in the Year of the Rat, 1948
A series presenting landmark short stories of Korean fiction in Korean and English side by side, published as 'Bilingual Edition: Great Korean Fiction.' Five years in the making from planning to publication in the early 2010s, the series was conceived to bring Korean literature to the world. Works by leading Korean authors such as Han Kang, Kim Hoon, and Hwang Sok-yong were translated by professional translators at home and abroad to preserve the dignity and appeal of the originals, and the series has also been used as Korean literature course material at overseas universities including Harvard and Columbia.
A 110-volume bilingual set, independent from the K-poet and K-fiction series.
Q. What is the Bilingual Edition series?
A 110-volume set presenting landmark Korean short stories in Korean and English side by side. Conceived in the early 2010s as a large-scale project to bring Korean literature to the world, it has contributed to the globalization of Korean literature through translations that preserve the dignity and appeal of the original works. Presented in Korean and English together, the series has also been used as course material at leading American universities such as Harvard and Columbia.
Q. Who was involved?
The series has published the works of 110 leading authors of modern and contemporary Korean literature, including Han Kang, Kim Hoon, Park Wan-suh, Hwang Sok-yong, and Yi Mun-yol.
Q. How is this different from our other series?
An independent series focused on great Korean fiction, distinct in timing and scope from K-poet (poetry) and K-fiction (recent short stories).
Q. Where can I buy these books?
Available via the "Buy this book" button on each book's detail page, as well as through online and offline bookstores.