Book Review: Can’t I Go Instead

Book: Can’t I go Instead Author: Lee Geum-yi Translated by: An Seon Jae Blurb:  Can’t I Go Instead follows the lives of the daughter of a Korean nobleman and her maidservant in the early 20th century. When the daughter’s suitor is arrested…

Book Review: Whale

First published in Korea in 2004 by Author Cheon Myeong-Kwan, ‘Whale’ has recently garnered global attention, having been translated into English by Kim Chi-Young. The book, hailed as a modern classic in Korea was, not surprisingly, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize…