Modern translations of significant Korean literary works, prepared for global readers with transparent editorial standards.
Featuring A Lucky Day, A Poor Man's Wife, B-sagam and Love Letters, and Hometown, this collection showcases Hyun Jin-geon's mastery of irony and his empathetic portrayal of the marginalized under colonial rule.
A collection of Kim Dong-in's most influential short fiction, including Potato, The Boat Song, Sonata Appassionata, Toes, and The Mad Painter. These stories exemplify the aestheticism and naturalism that defined early modern Korean literature.
Often cited as the first modern Korean novel, The Heartless (Mujeong) explores the clash between traditional values and modern enlightenment through the lives of young intellectuals in colonial-era Korea.
A masterpiece of Korean proletarian literature, The Human Problem (Ingan munje) is a searing critique of colonial exploitation and gender inequality, following the struggles of displaced peasants and factory workers.