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Respected S. Korean Translator Criticizes English Translation of “The Vegetarian”

Respected S. Korean Translator Criticizes English Translation of “The Vegetarian”

SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The English version of South Korean author Han Kang’s “The Vegetarian”, winner of the Man Booker International Prize in 2016, has once again come under criticism for its many translation errors, this time in the form of a paper authored by esteemed translator Kim Dong-wook published in the 100th [...]

Man Booker Prize Winning Author Han Kang to Win Italy’s Most Authoritative Literary Award

Man Booker Prize Winning Author Han Kang to Win Italy’s Most Authoritative Literary Award

ROME, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Writer Han Kang has been chosen to win this year’s Malaparte Prize, Italy’s most-authoritative literary award, for her latest work, the prize’s organizer said. Han was chosen Thursday for her 2014 novel “Human Acts” that tells the story of a young boy named Dong-ho who is killed in the military’s bloody crackdown on the [...]