Heinz Insu Fenkl Archives

The Nine Cloud Dream by Kim Man-jung, translated with an introduction and notes by Heinz Insu Fenkl [in Booklist]

28 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Korean, Repost, Translation

The warning comes early: “New readers are advised that this introduction makes certain details of the plot explicit.” For audiences adamant about discovering narratives autonomously, skipping the first track is recommended – but only with the intention of returning to the beginning upon book’s end. Professor/translator/writer...

Ten Works of Contemporary Korean Literature in Translation [in The Booklist Reader]

27 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, Lists, Repost, Translation

Despite Maureen Corrigan’s rather nasty NPR review of Korean author Kyung-sook Shin’s 2011 Stateside debut, Please Look After Mom – her phrase “cheap consolations of kimchee-scented Kleenex fiction” caused particular affront – Mom became a major bestseller. In a stroke of well-deserved vindication, Shin became the first woman...

Meeting with My Brother by Yi Mun-yol, translated by Heinz Insu Fenkl and Yoosup Chang [in Booklist]

30 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, North Korean, Repost, Translation

*STARRED REVIEW “The Korean War displaced and fragmented more than ten million families,” writes Heinz Insu Fenkl in his introduction to his new translation of Yi’s novella about the first meeting between two adult brothers. Yi, one of Korea’s most prominent literary figures, and his family were...

Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America: 1903-2003 edited by Jenny Ryun Foster, Frank Stewart, and Heinz Insu Fenkl + Authors Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

01 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost, Short Stories, Young Adult Readers

Catch a Tiger by Its Tales: Celebrating 100 Years of Korean American Literature HONOLULU — Aesthetically, Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America 1903-2003 is one...

Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America: 1903-2003 edited by Jenny Ryun Foster, Frank Stewart, and Heinz Insu Fenkl + Authors Profile [in AsianWeek]

24 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost, Short Stories, Young Adult Readers

To Tame the Tiger In a word, Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America: 1903-2003 is remarkable. One hundred years after the first group of 102...

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The Nine Cloud Dream by Kim Man-jung, translated with an introduction and notes by Heinz Insu Fenkl [in Booklist]

Ten Works of Contemporary Korean Literature in Translation [in The Booklist Reader]

Meeting with My Brother by Yi Mun-yol, translated by Heinz Insu Fenkl and Yoosup Chang [in Booklist]

Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America: 1903-2003 edited by Jenny Ryun Foster, Frank Stewart, and Heinz Insu Fenkl + Authors Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America: 1903-2003 edited by Jenny Ryun Foster, Frank Stewart, and Heinz Insu Fenkl + Authors Profile [in AsianWeek]

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