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I wanted to share <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/no-hand-held-mine/9781978842809/">a
new publication</a> coming this fall from Rutgers University
Press' DITTA series, a translation of Kim Soom's fiction and
non-fiction in one volume. My colleague Joon-Li Kim worked hard on
the translation with Doo-Sun Ryu, and Joon-Li asked to use an image
of one of my hanji dress art pieces for the cover.<br>
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The goal of <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/search-results-grid/?series=ditta-korean-humanities-in-translation">this
series</a> is to bring more Korean literature into translation for
English readers, and I hope you and your libraries consider it for
your collections and teaching.<br>
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More about <i>No Hand Held Mine</i>:<br>
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An elderly Korean woman talking about being forced into sexual
slavery during World War II. A modern Korean woman extricating
herself from a failing relationship with an artist. Award-winning
South Korean writer Kim Soom presents us with portraits of two women
who couldn\u2019t be more different but who both show resilience and
compassion. <em>No Hand Held Mine: Stories</em>, containing one
non-fiction piece and one short story, demonstrates the power and
breadth of Kim\u2019s writing. \u201cGranny Wild Goose\u201d uses former Comfort
Woman Gil Won-Ok\u2019s own words, recorded during conversations with
Kim, to tell her life story of brutality, betrayal, and survival. In
\u201cThe Root\u2019s Tale,\u201d the female protagonist comes to understand the
strength of solitary women. Both devastating and reaffirming, <em>No
Hand Held Mine</em> shows why Kim Soom has received every major
literary award in Korea. Joon-Li Kim and Doo-Sun Ryu\u2019s sensitive
translation maintains Kim\u2019s lyricism and exquisite imagery.<br>
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This book is published with the support of The Daesan Foundation.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/no-hand-held-mine/9781978842809/">https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/no-hand-held-mine/9781978842809/</a><br>
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Thanks,<br>
Aimee<br>
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aimeelee.net
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