Tag: translated literature

Colorful Crime: In Black and White by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki

January 30, 2019

An author of a crime story gets caught up in a real-life crime. In Black and White introduces us to Mizuno, a comically hapless writer virtually powered by a tendency to think himself into corners. The novel was penned in 1928 by the famous Jun’ichirō Tanizaki but only published in English translation last year. When we first … More Colorful Crime: In Black and White by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki

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Get (Sucked) In: The Hole by Hye-young Pyun

August 21, 2017

Kafka’s Metamorphosis has in part occupied such a terrifying place in the modern imagination because Gregor Samsa’s awakening in the body of a “monstrous insect” involves the change of both his appearance and perceived usefulness. The idea that a person could simply wake up one day, look different, be considered less relevant to society and therefore … More Get (Sucked) In: The Hole by Hye-young Pyun