Colin Marshall on last year's best-selling novel "Kim Ji-young Born 1982."
How the Seoul Government Turned a Bestselling Feminist Novel Into a Controversial PR Campaign
The Korea Blog
Dispatches on the literature, cinema, current events, and daily life of Korea from the LARB’s man in Seoul Colin Marshall and others.
You can follow Colin Marshall at blog.colinmarshall.org, on Twitter @colinmarshall, or on Facebook @ColinMarshallEssayist.
Dropping an America Bomb on Hyundai: Frank Ahrens’s Life-in-Korea Memoir Seoul Man
Colin Marshall discusses Frank Ahrens's memoir "Seoul Man," about his stint as a public relations director at Hyundai Motors between 2010 and 2013.
Bad Air Days in Seoul
Colin Marshall discusses the air quality in Seoul.
Travelogue Korea and the Dream of Isolation
Colin Marshall on the television show "Travelogue Korea" and the obsession with "simple" rural life.
The #MeToo-ing of Ko Un, Korea’s Best Hope for a Nobel Prize
Colin Marshall on Korea's #MeToo movement and renowned poet Ko Un.
Simon Winchester’s Korea, 30 Years On: Classic Travelogue or Cultural Offense?
Colin Marshall considers Simon Winchester's" Korea: a Walk Through the Land of Miracles," 30 years after its publication.
Letter from Gangneung, the Real Capital of the 2018 Winter Olympics
Colin Marshall reports from Gangneung, the biggest city in Pyeongchang County, where much of the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held.
French Nobel Laureate J.M.G. Le Clézio’s New Novel of Korea, and the Love of Korea That Inspired It
Colin Marshall considers a new novel by J.M.G. Le Clézio, "Bitna: Under the Sky of Seoul."
How Korea’s Version of TED Talks Aims to Heal Korean Society
Korea's version of Ted Talks is called "Sebashi," and its most popular talks are all about helping Koreans find a better way to live.
Korean Cinema Looks Back at 1987, When Students Died and Democracy Was Born
Colin Marshall reflects on how Korea's "June Struggle" is depicted in Korean Cinema.
