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Zainichi Literature

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This collection of translated works highlights a selection of writings in translation by Zainichi (diasporic Koreans in Japan). The introduction provides an historical overview of Zainichi diaspori...
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This collection of translated works highlights a selection of writings in translation by Zainichi (diasporic Koreans in Japan). The introduction provides an historical overview of Zainichi diasporic identity; the concluding appendix considers the figure of Kin Kakuei and the flourishing Zainichi literature in the 1960s. Authors whose works are translated and appear in this volume include: Kim Saryang, Kim Talsu, Yang Sogil, Lee Jungja, Won Soo-il, Oka Masafumi, and Yu Miri.
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Pages: 216
Publisher: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Imprint: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Series: Transnational Korea
Publication Date: 01 December 2018
ISBN: 9781557291813
Format: eBook
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Preface vii

Contributors ix

Introduction 1
John Lie

 1. Two Essays: "Letter to Mother" and "Colonial Koreans and Peninsulars" 25
Kim Saryang, translated by Nayoung Aimee Kwon

 2. Trash 35
Kim Talsu, translated by Christina Yi

 3. In Shinjuku 55
Yang Sogil, translated by Samuel Perry

 4. Selected Poems from Nagune Taryong: Eternal Traveler  67
Lee Jungja, translated by Haeng-ja Chung

 5. Lee-kun’s Blues 121
Won Soo-il, translated by Nathaniel Heneghan

 6. Selected Poems from I Am Twelve  139
Oka Masafumi, translated by Youngmi Lim

 7. Specimens of Families 165
Yu Miri, translated by Abbie (Miyabi) Yamamoto
 
Appendix 183
John Lie