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The <span style="font-style: italic;">Asia Literary Review</span>
has just published a special issue entirely on Korea. It urges and
celebrates the beginning of a long deserved recognition outside
Korea of a vibrant, innovative and distinctive literature.<br>
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We have interviews with Shin Kyung-sook (Man Asian Literary Prize
and <span style="font-style: italic;">Please Look After Mother</span>)
and Blaine Harden (<span style="font-style: italic;">Escape from
Camp 14</span>); new fiction from Kim Young-ha, Park Mingyu and a
number of Korean writers previously unpublished in English; essays
from the literary agent Joseph Lee and Korea expert Michael Breen;
poetry from Nobel contender Ko Un and the two poets chosen to
represent the DPRK and ROK at the Cultural Olympiad; and a photo
essay from Simon Cockerell of Koryo Tours. And more.<br>
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Over the next two months we shall be posting further material,
including more new fiction and poetry, essays from prominent
diplomats and academics, and new work from North Korean writers.<br>
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class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51,
51, 255);">introduces us to new and familiar writers of the
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has opened up a channel. It’s like the Panama Canal’ – </span><span
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Man Asian Literary Prize winner 2008</span><br>
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