WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Yi T'aejun. Dust and Other Stories Translated by Janet Poole.(2018) "This eloquent book masterfully restores the quiet, nostalgic voices of Yi T’aejun’s fiction while also positing a connection between early North Korean literature and its colonial antecedent. Poole’s judicious selection of midcentury short stories is an important contribution … [Read more...]

WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. In Black and White: A Novel Translated by Phyllis I. Lyons.(2017) "In Black and White showcases Tanizaki's customary verve, humor, and brilliance. This wonderful translation brings to life a novel that has been unduly neglected. What a treat!" - Phillip Lopate, author of Against Joie de Vivre "In Black and White provides … [Read more...]

WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Ch'ae Manshik. Sunset: A Ch'ae Manshik Reader Edited and translated by Bruce Fulton and Ju-Chan Fulton.(2017) "Sunset offers a wonderful introduction to the wide variety of writing being published in colonial and postcolonial Korea, all through the lens of the writer Ch’ae Manshik. Ch’ae is best known and loved today for his novels, but here we … [Read more...]

WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Abe Kōbō. Beasts Head for Home: A Novel Translated by Richard F. Calichman (2017) "The earliest work by one of Japan’s foremost writers to appear in English, Beasts Head for Home tells the story of a young Japanese man who undertakes a harrowing journey in an attempt to reach Japan after the collapse of the Japanese Empire. The story is … [Read more...]

WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Yi Mun-yol. Meeting with My Brother: A Novella Translated by Heinz Insu Fenkl with Yoosup Chang (2017) "Yi Mun-yol is one of South Korea's most gifted writers, and this translation gives his simple style all of the elegant force it can bring to bear. This story of two brothers who find each other only after their defector father has died … [Read more...]