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The Vegetarian
''The Vegetarian'' () is a 2007 novel by South Korean author Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Based on Han's 1997 short story "The Fruit of My Woman", ''The Vegetarian'' is a three-part novel set in modern-day Seoul and tells the story of Yeong-hye, a part-time graphic artist and home-maker, whose decision to stop eating meat after a bloody nightmare about human cruelty leads to devastating consequences in her personal and familial life. Published on 30 October 2007 in South Korea by Changbi Publishers, ''The Vegetarian'' was received as "very extreme and bizarre" by the South Korean audience. "Mongolian Mark", the second and central part of the novel, was awarded the prestigious Yi Sang Literary Prize. It has been translated into at least thirteen languages, including English, French, Spanish, and Chinese. ''The Vegetarian'' is Han's first novel to be translated into English. The translation was conducted by the British translator Deborah Smith, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Smith (translator)
Deborah Smith (born 15 December 1987) is a British translator of Korean fiction. She translated ''The Vegetarian'' by South Korea, Korean author Han Kang, for which she and the author were co-winners of the Man Booker International Prize in 2016. After graduating from the University of Cambridge, Smith began learning Korean language, Korean in 2009, after discovering that there were few English translations of Korean literature. In 2015, Smith founded Tilted Axis Press, a non-profit publishing house devoted to books that "might not otherwise make it into English." She has been a research fellow at SOAS. In June 2018 Smith was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its "40 Under 40" initiative. Debate over translation In an article published in 2017, writer and academic Charse Yun (이화여대 교수) reported on criticisms in the Korean media of the English translation of ''The Vegetarian'' because of its omissions, embellishments, and mistranslations. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by Calorie restriction, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin. Individuals with anorexia nervosa have a fear of being overweight or being seen as such, despite the fact that they are typically underweight. The DSM-5 describes this perceptual symptom as "disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced". In research and clinical settings, this symptom is called "body image disturbance" or Body dysmorphic disorder, body dysmorphia. Individuals with anorexia nervosa also often deny that they have a problem with low weight due to their altered perception of appearance. They may weigh themselves frequently, eat small amounts, and only eat certain foods. Some patients with anorexia nervosa Binge eating, binge eat and Purging disorder, purge to influence their weight or shape. Purging can manifest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelphi Edizioni
Adelphi Edizioni is a publishing house based in Milan, Italy that specializes in works of fiction, philosophy, science and classics translated into Italian. History Adelphi Edizioni S.p.A. was founded in 1962 by Luciano Foà, Roberto Bazlen, Alberto Zevi and Roberto Olivetti. Among the main collaborators were Giorgio Colli, Sergio Solmi, Claudio Rugafiori, Franco Volpi, and Giuseppe Pontiggia. Roberto Calasso worked at Adelphi from 1962, becoming editorial director in 1971 and president in 1999. He became the majority owner of Adelphi in 2015. The name was inspired by the Greek word adelphi (ἀδελφοί), which means "brothers" or "companions" and refers to the group who founded the publishing house. The first book published by Adelphi was ''Robinson Crusoe'' by Daniel Defoe. One of their first important publishing endeavours was the publication of a new complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche, edited by Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari, in collaboration with Éditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aufbau-Verlag
Aufbau Verlag is a German publisher. It was founded in Berlin in 1945 and became the biggest publisher in East Germany (GDR). During that time it specialised in Socialist literature, socialist and Russian literature. Aufbau Verlag (officially styled as aufbau verlag or Aufbau Verlag) is a German publishing house. Established in 1945 in Berlin on behalf of the Cultural Association for the Democratic Renewal of Germany (Kulturbund zur demokratischen Erneuerung Deutschlands e.V.), it quickly became the largest literary publisher in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). In its early years, the publisher focused on the humanistic traditions of German culture, specializing in exile and anti-fascist literature, along with works on literary and philosophical topics. Over time, its catalog expanded to include classical world literature and contemporary German works. History Early years On August 16, 1945, Kurt Wilhelm, Heinz Willmann, Klaus Gysi, and Otto Schiele founded the “Aufbau-V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nijgh & Van Ditmar
Singel Uitgeverijen is a Dutch publishing group, headquartered in Amsterdam. Its subsidiaries are Nijgh & Van Ditmar, Querido Verlag, De Arbeiderspers, Athenaeum, Polak & Van Gennep, De Geus, and Volt. Books are also published directly by Singel Uitgeverijen. Subsidiaries De Arbeiderspers De Arbeiderspers (Dutch for "The Workers' Press") is a Dutch publishing company, started in 1929 as a socialist enterprise that combined the publishing firm N.V. Ontwikkeling and the Dutch Social Democratic Workers' Party newspaper '' Het Volk''. It later merged into the Weekbladpersgroep, which also included publishing companies De Bezige Bij and Querido. Until well into the 1960s, the press was known as a "socialist bastion", and until Martin Ros joined in 1964, literature was regarded with suspicion—the press published regional novels by authors such as Herman de Man and . , a well-read and well-spoken man, was hired specifically to "stir the pot". One of his first acquisitions was Gerr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tre Publishing House
Tre Publishing House () is a book and magazine publisher in Vietnam. Publications A large part of books published by Tre Publishing House are those about generic life topics; however, it is their fiction books that the company is most well known for. Tre Publishing House has published work by contemporary Vietnamese authors such as Nguyễn Nhật Ánh and Nguyễn Ngọc Tư. The company has published work by foreign authors to Vietnam including Mario Puzo (''The Godfather''), Paul Auster, Thomas Mann, J. K. Rowling (''Harry Potter''), etc. * '' Vừa nhắm mắt vừa mở cửa sổ'' (2004) * '' Cánh đồng bất tận'' (2005) * '' Tôi là Bêtô'' (2007) * '' Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ'' (2008) * '' Nữ thần báo tử'' (dịch phẩm, 2012) * ''Nhóc Miko!'' (Manga, 2011) * ''Skip Beat!'' (Manga, 2013) Since the end of 2012, Tre Publishing House has distributed e-book versions of published publications through one of its member unit - YBOOK, (full nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Acts
''Human Acts'' () is a South Korean novel written by Han Kang. The novel draws upon the democratization uprising that occurred on 18 May 1980, in Gwangju, Korea. In the novel, one boy's death provides the impetus for a dimensional look into the Gwangju Uprising and the lives of the people in that city. ''Human Acts'' won Korea's Manhae Prize for Literature and Italy's Premio Malaparte. Plot ''Human Acts'' deals with the May 1980 Gwangju Uprising and the death of the young boy Kang Dong-ho. The novel is composed of seven chapters including the final epilogue, with each chapter tracing the passage of time from the incident in the 1980s to the present day. At the same time, the narrative expands to describe the impact that this incident had on other people. The first chapter follows Kang Dong-ho and his circumstances at the time of the May uprising, while introducing the people in his life. The characters that are introduced in this initial chapter later appear as the narrator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASIA Publishers
ASIA Publishers () is a Seoul-based book publisher best known for producing multi-volume series of translated Korean literature in bilingual format, generally at novella length and usually featuring a short biography of the author, a background of the social and historical setting of the work, and a brief collection of Korean critical response to the works. History ASIA Publishers was started in 2006, by publisher Kim Jae-Boom, publishing its first collection/magazine ''ASIA'' (Now titled ''Storytelling ASIA''), which is a quarterly magazine of Asian literature. The magazine collects and publishes short stories, poetry, recent issues in Asia, essays, and book reviews. In 2012 ASIA Publishers began publishing series of Korean fiction in both English and Korea in a 5 collection (intended) to be 7 collections eventually series intended to cover all of "early modern" (up until about the year 2000) Korean fiction. These volumes, titled the “Bi-lingual Edition Modern Korean Literatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean (language)
Korean is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the national language of both South Korea and North Korea. In the south, the language is known as () and in the north, it is known as (). Since the turn of the 21st century, aspects of Korean popular culture have spread around the world through globalization and cultural exports. Beyond Korea, the language is recognized as a minority language in parts of China, namely Jilin, and specifically Yanbian Prefecture, and Changbai County. It is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin, the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the in parts of Central Asia. The language has a few extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family. Even so, Jejuan and Korean are not mutually intelligible. The linguistic homeland of Korean is suggested to be somewhere in contemporary Manchuria. The h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthritis
Arthritis is a general medical term used to describe a disorder that affects joints. Symptoms generally include joint pain and stiffness. Other symptoms may include redness, warmth, Joint effusion, swelling, and decreased range of motion of the affected joints. In certain types of arthritis, other organs such as the skin are also affected. Onset can be gradual or sudden. There are several types of arthritis. The most common forms are osteoarthritis (most commonly seen in weightbearing joints) and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis usually occurs as an individual ages and often affects the hips, knees, shoulders, and fingers. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that often affects the hands and feet. Other types of arthritis include gout, lupus, and septic arthritis. These are inflammatory based types of rheumatic disease. Early treatment for arthritis commonly includes resting the affected joint and conservative measures such as heating or icing. Weight Weight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Hub
''Literary Hub'' or ''LitHub'' is a daily literary website that was launched in 2015 by Grove Atlantic president and publisher Morgan Entrekin, American Society of Magazine Editors Hall of Fame editor Terry McDonell, and '' Electric Literature'' founder Andy Hunter. Content Focused on literary fiction and nonfiction, ''Literary Hub'' publishes personal and critical essays, interviews, and book excerpts from over 100 partners, including independent presses ( New Directions Publishing, Graywolf Press), large publishers (Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf), bookstores ( Book People, Politics and Prose), non-profits (PEN America), and literary magazines (''The Paris Review'', n+1). The mission of ''Literary Hub'' is to be the "site readers can rely on for smart, engaged, entertaining writing about all things books." The website has been featured in ''The Washington Post'', ''The Guardian'', and '' Poets & Writers''. In 2019, ''Literary Hub'' launched their new blog, ''The Hub' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Review
''The White Review'' is a London-based magazine on literature and the visual arts. It is published in print and online. History Founding ''The White Review'' was founded by editors Benjamin Eastham and Jacques Testard, and released its first issue in print in February 2011. The quarterly print edition was originally designed Ray O'Meara, and carries poetry, short fiction, essays and interviews alongside photography and art. Since 2013 and 2017 ''The White Review'' has administered the influential The White Review Short Story and Poetry Prize respectively. ''The White Review'' website is frequently updated with new web-only content and excerpts from the print edition. The website, like the print edition, carries essays, interviews, poetry and fiction. In an interview with ''Creative Review'', the founding editors stated that ''The White Review'' was intended as "a space for a new generation to express itself unconstrained by form, subject or genre". Talking to US-based magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
