Page updated September 8, 2011

Korean fiction translated by Brother Anthony available online

The page listing my published translations has become very large and perhaps difficult to navigate in a hurry. If you are looking for some Korean fiction to read online, this might be more helpful. All the translations are by Brother Anthony of Taize (An Sonjae) and Copyright belongs to me. These translations may not be published elsewhere without my permission.

Click here for the corresponding poetry page

1. Some short works of fiction:

The Shower  by Hwang Sun-Won

The Crane by Hwang Sun-Won (Korean & English)

The Plain by  Seo Jeong-In

That Woman’s Autobiography  by Kim In-Suk

The Forest of Existence  by Jeon Seong-Tae

Korean Standards  by Park Min-Gyu (See Introduction)

Sampung Department Store by Jeong I-Hyeon (See Introduction)

A Bale of Salt by Ku Hyo-sŏ  (See Introduction)

Bought a Balloon by JO Kyung Ran (see Introduction)

Library of Instruments by Kim Junghyeok (see Introduction)

The Storyteller's Tale by Lee Seung-U (See Introduction)

Pink Ribbon Days by Kwon Yeo-sun (See Introduction )

Guide to Seoul Cave by Kim Mi-won (including Introduction)

2. Some novellas and full novels by Yi Mun-yol, either still unpublished or out of print

Winter that Year 

The Poet

Son of Man


3. Two novellas by Yi Oryong, the former Korean Minister of Culture

The General's Beard

Phantom Legs