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Translator, author. TOWARD ETERNITY ( @HarperViaBooks , 2024). Rep: @thesafae @rcwlitagency . Member @smoking_tigers . Korean citizen. 🌈 He/they

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Pre-orders make a huge difference 🙇🏻‍♂️ Added pre-order links for US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, Europe, and Japan!
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Someone on Korean Twitter pointed out that Sewol happened in 2014 and most of the victims from last night were in their twenties—this means two national disasters happened to essentially the same generation of young Koreans. And the pandemic made them lose two years of their 20s.
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I'm not ignoring the (very respectful 💜) requests to translate Namjoon's letter—I just feel incredibly ambivalent about military conscription in general because of my own experiences in serving in the Korean army and my own political very non-mainstream beliefs.
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This project was conducted under so much secrecy that it still feels very odd to be suddenly allowed to share this, and we want to leave the surprises in the book a secret for as long as possible out of respect for ARMY, but yes, Slin, @clarehannahmary and I are its translators.
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I do want to add that as Korean literary translators, our work on this book was conducted with the deepest respect for ARMY and BTS as they have been so supportive of Korean literature in translation over the years. It is truly an honor and a highlight of our careers 💜💜💜🙇🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏼‍♀️
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When Japan occupied Korea, they initiated what’s called the Ethnic Extermination Policy (민족말살정책) where the teaching of the Korean language was outlawed and the expression of Korean culture and history was either repressed or distorted.
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"One may wonder why Israel would kidnap a poet. The answer is simple. In its genocidal war against Palestinians, Israel seeks to erase not only Palestinian lives but also their culture and heritage. Targeting a poet is part of this..." @PalestineCenter :
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I am too ashamed and angry at this state of division to translate the letter. We have failed and continue to fail the younger generations for not ending this war. It feels wrong for me to then translate a brave young man's letter of giving comfort to his friends. I am sorry.
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I served in the Korean Army and was decorated as a Person of Meritorious Contribution to the State (국가유공자) for extraordinary sacrifice. BTS should've been given exemption from military service. Either that or these useless soccer players who never win shouldn't be exempt.
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Hyunsu Yim
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A ruling People Power Party member is asking the ministry of national defense on Facebook to make a BTS concert happen to save the much criticized World Scout Jamboree
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And while I know that BTS never asked for exemption—they want to be treated equally—I am also of the unpopular opinion that if we're exempting soccer players who don't even win World Cups from military service, we should've exempted no. 1 Billboard artists.
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My take: unlike a lot of highly managed kpop acts, BTS received very little in terms of marketing and publicity resources (Big Hit had taken a big hit—read BEYOND THE STORY for more) and had to manage their own social media presence, ironically bringing them closer to fans.
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✿ BTS PAVED THE WAY ⁷♕
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I have a question for y’all and be HONEST. Why do you think other groups that are out right now are not hitting like BTS did, I’m talking about talk shows, award shows, overall demand. Let me know
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It is shameful that it is the 70th year of the ceasefire and we still have not declared an end to the Korean War. (I mostly blame America for this, but that's a whole new thread.) And it's our youth that still pay for it, whose parents were not even alive in 1950–3.
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What a horrible failure of a country this must seem to them, and us a generation who failed to protect them. Because we did fail to protect them.
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I am… genuinely afraid of what is about to happen to my mentions
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But Korean politicians care more about their d*cks feeling bigger because some other Korean man kicked a ball into a net instead of actual "soft power" or the reputation of Korean artistry internationally. Or, I dunno, more than negotiating a peace treaty with North Korea.
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My doctors say it is a miracle I 1) did not die, 2) did not become paraplegic, and 3) can walk at all. You can say I am in a very particular position to have an opinion on the matter of conscription. My opinion is, it is romanticized too much, in service of someone else's empire.
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Thanks to ARMY, a Korean book in translation has debuted on the NYT Bestseller list at #1 . I’ve followed this chart ever since my family subscribed to the Sunday edition of the Times when I was a kid—this is my absolute wildest childhood dreams come true. Thank you, ARMY 💜💜💜
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It’s not just Korea that has Namjoon, he actually belongs to the whole world, but I guess me and Sandy Joosun Lee and Damion Searls are the only English translators to have realized that yet lol
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Ah @AntonHur talking about how namjoon saves korean literature
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While serving, I was injured in a construction accident that fractured two vertebrae and shattered all my heel bones. To this day I have fused vertebrae and like 1/3 of my feet skeleton is titanium implants. I was made Person of Meritorious Contribution to the State in 2002.
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4 years
Just how many sex-tourist-turned-Asian-studies-professors are there?
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As part of an initiative against censorship, any teenager in America is eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card. This will allow teens in states with book bans to check out ebooks and audiobooks at BPL. A select list is made “always available,” in other words, no waiting.
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Libraries across the country are facing an increasingly coordinated effort to remove books from shelves. With #BooksUnbanned , BPL seeks to combat the negative impact of censorship. Learn more at
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방금 “작약”이란 단어가 생각 안 나서 꽃집 주인에게 “이거 자작이에요?”라고 물었다 나는 국제 부커상 후보이자 전문 문학 번역가다
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Have fun finding out how ARMY isn’t like “most fan communities” 😉💜
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“영어 일어 중국어 다 틀림”
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My translation of #Namjoon ’s letter (May 5th, 2023) *it rained yesterday (5/5) in Korea **I referenced @bora_twts ’ translation (which is superior to mine) for the past participle reference, big thank you 💜 ***Such a beautiful letter, I immediately wanted to translate it 💜
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A BTS member writing a song and telling their company, "I know listeners will like this song because I talk to them every day and know what they're feeling" and a company saying to their singer "This is the trendy vibe now, sing it" is... not going to result in the same art 😭
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I’m gay and I was conscripted into the (Korean) army. The funny thing is that the great majority of gays I know do great in the military. I also have a black belt in a martial art and regularly outscored straight men. Drove them fcuking wild 💁🏻‍♂️ But we put the fierce in fierce.
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like many other people, my other tiktok hole this week has been thai military conscription where the fiercest divas you’ve ever seen find out if they have to literally serve
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ARMY isn't a vague presence for BTS. They see and directly interact with ARMY from around the world through the various platforms no one was being paid to manage. Obviously they have some management now, but it seems clear they still maintain significant direct contact with fans.
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I’m a “disabled veteran” because 1) disabled and 2) the Korean War technically never ended and therefore, all former military conscripts are technically veterans.
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My doctors say it is a miracle I 1) did not die, 2) did not become paraplegic, and 3) can walk at all. You can say I am in a very particular position to have an opinion on the matter of conscription. My opinion is, it is romanticized too much, in service of someone else's empire.
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And this confidence comes from a foundational aspect of their practice as artists—which is to directly listen to fans 💁🏻‍♂️ Most corporations will never get it because this model decenters them in the success of their artists. They would rather their artists fail, and they do.
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@reeraboo They’ll know! Even in boot camp we heard news from the outside world~*
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A non-Korean speaker just messaged me from a Korean cab asking, "Why did the cab driver just say 'Marie Antoinette' to me?" I am guessing the driver said 말이 안 통하네
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Contrast this with other kpop acts who cultivate "mystery" (신비주의 마케팅) and make themselves inaccessible. This is actually the default setting of most kpop groups—very little direct interaction. BTS did the opposite out of necessity and it ended up becoming their strength.
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Why does a bunch of soccer players who didn't even actually win the World Cup get exemption??? While you get multiple No. 1's on the Billboard Hot 100 and NOTHING??? I literally gave VERTEBRAE in service to my country and even I think that's BS
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I'm not saying BTS is "reactive," if anything they're the opposite of reactive (reactive would be companies "reacting" to the market and chasing trends). I'm saying they can put out the music they want to put out because they're confident they will strike a chord.
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A significant portion of their work is reacting to what their fans are feeling in the moment, and they can do this because they actually interact with fans. Other acts are more focused on... reacting to what their management company feels in the moment. Those are not the same 😭
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Oh yes I would love to give my money to someone who thinks I’m “young & dumb” and deluded and desperate and cult material
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And this is how the writer responds to us wanting to protect 875.
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You guys I know it’s exciting the book is coming out very soon but please refrain from revealing any knowledge in the book until BTS Army Day 😅😭💜 Let’s enjoy this communal experience of anticipating and indulging in the work together at the same time! I know you understand 💜
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Americans should really be careful about "pressuring" the Korean government to do something about gay rights when, again, Korean homophobia is largely funded and enabled by local institutions created by American churches. They really need to watch their righteous tone.
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Please do not erase the names of my co-translators, Slin Jung and Clare Richards, in covering this book. The translation would never have been possible without them. I am honored and humbled to be their co-translator.
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🧵i tweeted this a few months ago and got ✨dragged✨but the real question i was asking is: where do we hear about the pain and inner lives of men? i asked a male friend this question and he replied, "no one wants to hear about men's inner lives." /1
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Received word last night about how the BEYOND THE STORY promotion is going to go ahead—still can’t really talk about it, but I’m excited! Thank you everyone (every7?) for being so patient. Pre-order if you haven’t!
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As a translator, I thank everyone who helped Yilin with her fight for rightful recognition of her work 💜 including #BTSARMY who are mentioned so prominently in this CNN article! What an incredible fandom! Special thanks to @kook00san for the idea and organizing 💜
@yilinwriter
Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths is OUT NOW
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Thank you @jessieyeung at CNN for giving me a chance to talk about how the resolution came as a result of community efforts. I am glad they included the detail about the help I received from @AntonHur , @clarehannahmary , Slin Jung, and ARMY
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#BTSArmy , you did it… you SOLD OUT the first print run of INDETERMINATE INFLORESCENCE by Lee Seong-bok 😭💜 For a Korean work of poetry in translation to sell out this quickly is surely unprecedented—I thank you from the bottom of my heart! 🙇🏻‍♂️💜
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So... we sold out of INDETERMINATE INFLORESCENCE! We are keeping orders open and the next print run will arrive later this month. Thank you all so, so much for responding to this book, and, of course, to @anthgarrett for being instrumental in getting all these new eyes on it!
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Three of my translations simultaneously charting on bestseller lists this week 🥲
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#BTSARMY … you made it happen 🙇🏻‍♂️ Korean literature is returning to @AAKnopf . My heart is full. I cannot thank you all enough.
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@HelanaDarwin I quit a good job that I wasn’t a good fit for. I felt guilty, but a friend advised me, “Under capitalism, we are ALL exploited, and they are using your guilt to extract labor from you. Don’t feel guilty, just quit.” She’s a high-powered corporate lawyer 😆 I quit immediately.
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. @YonhapNews reporter Park Sang-ryul chilling on top of his Genesis G80 during tonight’s flood in Seoul.
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Very similar to how I met my now-husband with whom I’ve been together with for almost eleven years, no pressure
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accidentally stared at this really handsome guy for a minute too long while having dinner with clients and as he was leaving he slipped me this card
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I have come across this attitude A LOT as a translator—there are Korean academics who don’t believe Korean literature can or should be translated, for example. But sometimes, artists want their work to be more accessible and inclusive of different people! And that’s all right!
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3. The guest was one of those most irritating category of people - the ‘I used to be a BTS fan until they sang a song in English’ snob. 🙄🙄🙄 I rolled my eyes so hard I sprained them .
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Across Korea, there are rural spots on the map labeled with odd names like “Valley of Hell” or “Demon Valley,” places where the bodies of the victims of massacres during the (ongoing) Korean War were dumped en masse. As described in I WENT TO SEE MY FATHER by Kyung-Sook Shin:
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@reeraboo Whether they can TELL us that they know, that's a bit more fraught because their status is now non-civilian. And I'm hardly an expert, my experience was two decades ago 😆 But my money is on, They know.
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I'm very friendly with the Korean publisher of this book (그 여름의 끝) and I've translated the poet before. Should I pursue its translation? It takes a huge commitment on my part because I have to sell *and* translate the book, but it's slightly easier if I can prove demand.
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🧐🤔 the little book on top of one of Namjoon’s November 2022 reading piles was 그 여름의 끝 or The End of That Summer by Lee Seong-bok. @AntonHur ID’d it back then as he was translating Lee Seong-bok’s INDETERMINATE INFLORESCENCE at the time (published 2023)
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The Japanese attempted to exterminate Korean culture and delegitimize its existence in public life. This happens to this day in Japan where their colonial history is glossed over or outright lied about in school textbooks. Culture keeps a people alive. Colonists will come for it.
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Han Kang’s WE DO NOT PART is about this incident, which is not that often talked about in South Korea to this day despite it likely being the true trigger event that set off the Korean War.
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this is insane oh my goodness
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Technically this is not a poem but from a collection of Lee Seong-bok’s aphorisms titled <네 고통은 나뭇잎 하나 푸르게 하지 못한다>. I am publishing an English translation of Lee Seong-bok’s aphorisms next month from @sublunaryeds :
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@AntonHur do you know if this excerpt Namjoon just shared on his Instagram is from Lee Seong-bok works? It seems to me it might be from 이야기된 고통은 고통이 아니다 but I couldn’t be certain, or from which of his books it’s from, if it is his work (sorry if my search went wrong)
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Thank you everyone from the bottom of our hearts—we can't respond to every message and comment, but Slin, @clarehannahmary , and I are beyond thrilled and deeply moved by your overwhelming support 💜
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1 year
This project was conducted under so much secrecy that it still feels very odd to be suddenly allowed to share this, and we want to leave the surprises in the book a secret for as long as possible out of respect for ARMY, but yes, Slin, @clarehannahmary and I are its translators.
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If you’re Japanese or American, you really should not lecture Koreans on colonialism or imperialism.
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You know you’re a translator when you look up a word in a dictionary and go, “Nope, that’s not it.”
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@britishmuseum If the British Museum has *any* sort of academic values, it will not label criticism of its so-called scholarly practices as “personal attacks.” But we all know the BM is *not* a proper scholarly institution but a mere pillager and a perpetuator of outdated colonial attitudes.
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@reeraboo Just to expand on this because it's getting so much attention 😅 Even in the Stone Age when I went for basic training, we could receive letters from family. And *some* boot camps are experimenting with allowing trainees an hour of phone time a week. I'm confident they'll know.
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I know some of you think I translate a lot but MY GOD YOU HAVE NO IDEA AND YOU WILL HAVE NO IDEA UNTIL 2025 JUST HOW MUCH I TRANSLATE
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I wrote a novel and it’s being published. Thank you @editortara and @HarperViaBooks , and my agents @thesafae and @JontWood ! TOWARD ETERNITY coming in summer 2024!
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내가 죽어야 한다면 #ReadForRefaat 레팟 알-알리르 작 안톤 허 역 내가 죽어야 한다면 당신은 살아남아 내 이야기를 해야 해 내 유품을 팔아서 천조각과 끈을 사야 해 (하얀 천에 긴 꼬리를 달아) 가자지구 어딘가의 어린아이가 하늘을 직시하면—
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@recycledgiraffe
mandana
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In a year of outstanding translations across many genres, we’re so proud to announce the dozen books on @bookcritics 2023 Barrios Prize Longlist, w/great appreciation to @knownemily & @lithub for featuring it on their site today. Full list follows. 1/6
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I don't really know how to announce this but yesterday I signed a contract with @ittapublishing to deliver a novel written in Korean. I'm going to be a Korean novelist.
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Some might wonder why every Seoul subway station is full of giant, empty spaces. Now you know.
@olex_scherba
olexander scherba🇺🇦
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Kyiv subway. Entry is free. It’s bomb shelter now.
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Pre-orders are open for my debut novel TOWARD ETERNITY from @HarperViaBooks , coming July 2024!
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Oh aaaaaaaabsolutely. It is a most techno-orientalist position to assume Asians do not have emotions or “deep thoughts” or any kind of notable interiority. This is how Asians’ literature, music, arts, and our very humanity are automatically discounted and dehumanized.
@renkiger_
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@AntonHur You’ve just made me realize BTS’ works are rarely, if ever, discussed in terms of art speaking of the inner lives and pain “of men”. Which feels like maybe a missed conversation in some ways. b/c so many of their songs are so introspective and…vulnerable(?) ARMY ofc *does* talk+
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The North American edition of Baek Sehee’s bestselling I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI translated by me is out today 🧡🧡🧡💜 A book about persistent low-grade depression and the journey one woman takes to find true happiness.
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It is comical to me that Japan’s writing system is so inferior to Korea’s in every conceivable way that not even militant policy could make us adopt it in the end. But the Japanese really, really tried. They failed. So will this attempt.
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Here’s the recording! Thank you all for coming!
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2023 was a juggernaut year: translated 7 books, published 5 books including my Korean author debut, made #1 on the NYT Bestsellers list, was a finalist for a National Book Award and Firecracker Award and got my 2nd Barrios Prize nom—all for three different books. Blessed 🙇🏻‍♂️💜✨
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“How would YOU feel if people said South Korea should not exist and Korea should be a single integrated country instead with North Koreans given equal democratic rights and access to resources and opportunities as South Koreans?” Don’t threaten me with a good time
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어이없음. 한국문학번역원장 왈 "제가 궁극적으로 목표로 하는 것은 원어민 번역가가 한국 작품을 옮기는 거예요" 그런데 같은 인터뷰에서 <저주토끼> 부커상 최종 후보 된 것과 <대도시의 사랑법>이 더블린상 후보 선정된 것을 언급하는데 둘 다 원어민 번역가가 아니었음. 그건 내 번역이었으니까.
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Obligatory book-prize-judge-compares-own-height-with-book-stack shot
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@DublinLitAward
Dublin Literary Award
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70 books. 80 libraries. 35 countries. THe 2024 #DublinLitAward longlist is a treasure trove of stories and worlds just waiting to be explored! Find out more at Brought to you by @DubCityCouncil with kind support from @dubcilib and @DublinCityofLit
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“I used to like reading your translations but I no longer will because you support [anti-Arab slur]” Lol good! I don’t want my beautiful words defiled by your filthy gaze 💜
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Today is 4.19, anniversary of Korea’s April Revolution that led to the downfall of the corrupt First Republic. It started with student protests in Daegu that Feb, becoming a national uprising. Since then, college students have always been at the forefront of democracy movements.
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He was a translator.
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Nour Naim| نُور
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🚨All four foreign nationals were killed along with their Palestinian driver, Saif Issam Abu-Taha, Sadly, the media neglects mentioning Said, as if his life is less valuable than the foreigners ! They are all victims of Israel’s ongoing war crimes against #Gaza civilians.
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Guys, I just have a lot of stuff coming out in 2025, I am not working on a BTS thing 😅 Sorry, forgot about the significance of 2025 for a moment!
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Anton Hur
2 years
Namjoon reads Lee Seong-bok! @sublunaryeds is publishing my translation of Lee Seong-bok’s INDETERMINATE INFLORESCENCE next year and I’m currently rights-querying for more of his books—thank you, #RM , for continuing to support Korean literature 🥲💜📚 @BTS_twt #BTS #방탄소년단
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bora (rest)
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Nike Influencer Marketing Brand Director Taehoon Lee IG post: he was at Namjoon’s house!! @BTS_twt #BTS #방탄소년단 #RM
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My translator friend Damion Searls tells me that thanks to #BTSARMY , he is seeing actual royalties from his translation of DEMIAN by Hermann Hesse ☺️ @PenguinClassics Concepts and motifs from DEMIAN was used in BTS’s iconography during their WINGS era.
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10 months
Thank you for the responses! My husband took this photo of me looking pressed 😆 Going back to my vacation, enjoy the book and your summer (winter in the Southern Hemisphere)! #BeyondTheStory
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To the best of my knowledge, this is the first and only time since Chi-Young Kim’s translation of PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOM by Kyung-Sook Shin that a Korean book in translation appeared on the NYT Bestseller List, period. Prove me wrong! (With actual proof, not conjecture!)
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Anton Hur
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Thanks to ARMY, a Korean book in translation has debuted on the NYT Bestseller list at #1 . I’ve followed this chart ever since my family subscribed to the Sunday edition of the Times when I was a kid—this is my absolute wildest childhood dreams come true. Thank you, ARMY 💜💜💜
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Anton Hur
2 years
I am overwhelmed. I believe this is the first year I've been eligible for @TheBookerPrizes and never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I'd have not one but TWO of my translated titles on the international longlist. Thank you, judges!!
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10 months
In 30 minutes !
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Indigo
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Army take note! @AntonHur is joining us on IG Live on July 10th to chat about  #BeyondTheMusic : 10 Year Record of #BTS . 💜📖🎶 #BookTwitter #IndigoEvents
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10주년 축하드립니다!!! @BTS_twt
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FINALLY Amazon lists all three translators, it only took seven billion years 😭💜 #NameTheTranslator
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@translationista @Columbia What is this, martial law on campus??
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10 months
“A document capturing how it feels to go from aspiring musician to worldwide superstar, and what it takes to do so.”
@lenikacruz
Lenika Cruz
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go read “beyond the story” first, but i wrote about the book and how it wonderfully chronicles the unprecedented rise of @BTS_twt in their first decade. (sorry for the triggering “hello this is big hit music” photo!!!)
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@tmon912 None of us can do it justice. He has a candid, clear tone but just slightly sardonic and then there’s a turn and then, this unexpected profundity. I think he wanted to be a poet when he was little and I can see why.
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4 years
Homophobia in Korea is largely funded by Protestant churches, which in turn were/are founded and funded by American missionary churches and interests, a fact that seems to miss every outside observer of Korean culture.
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??? ALL ART IS POLITICAL STATEMENT THIS IS PURE CENSORSHIP
@ArtsPro
Arts Professional
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APNews: Arts Council England ( @ace_national ) has updated its policies, warning that "political statements" made by individuals linked to an organisation can cause "reputational risk", breaching funding agreements (1/5)
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Anton Hur
2 years
Willing to wager that speaking Korean-English is a higher cognitive load than speaking five European languages, but I know how y’all are not ready for that conversation 😌☕️
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Anton Hur
3 years
The only Korean novel on this list (I think) is WHALE by Cheon Myeong-kwan, which will be available in English from @archipelagobks in Sept 2022 (tr. Chi-Young Kim): #BTS #BTSarmy
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📚방탄책방⁷
3 years
📝211005 남준 트위터 남준이 올려준 책장 목록 (21.10.06. 기준) ☺💜 .
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Anton Hur
1 year
‘저주토끼’ ‘대도시의 사랑법’ 두 작품 모두 부커상 후보에 올린 번역가 안톤 허는 “10년 전에 비해 현저히 떨어진 번역 지원금 때문에 저조차 번역계를 떠날 생각을 하고 있다”며 “번역가의 생계가 계속 위협받는 한, 해외에서의 한국 문학 열풍 따위는 없다”고 강조했다.
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Years ago, Seoul National University created a reading list of "classics" recommended for all incoming freshers. Canons and school book lists are always controversial, but I liked SNU's preamble message that a classic is a work that is "in conversation with the present."
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Please pre-order my debut novel from your favorite local bookstore 🙇🏻‍♂️ Pre-orders make a huge difference!
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“Could ‘Parasite’ Star Lee Sun-kyun’s Death Lead to a Social Reckoning in Korea?” This is such typical delusional American thinking, that somehow the threat of US money withdrawing from the Korean entertainment industry is going to make us “nicer”?
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