Comparative Literature, Asian 

Literature can do a lot to help people in this social environment bridge their differences and avoid conflict. So globalizing Korean literature is about more than just exporting Korean books?it is about creating an environment where the people of the world can share their true feelings. Its reach could be broader still, when more active use is made of literature’s inherent potential: the force of a beautiful sentence, the powerful desire to communicate, the hope of making people happier. This is the engine that will power Korean literature in the century to come.Breaking National Boundaries and Language BarriersNew Faces and Pages in Global LiteratureForeign Perspectives on Korean LiteratureA History of Korean LiteratureElan and Elation (Pre-“Enlightenment” Korea)Origins and Development of Modern Literature (Enlightenment to 1920s)K-Literature Finds Its Footing / Golden Age (1930s and 1940s)Liberation and Division / National Literature (1950s and 1960s)Industralization, Light and Shadow / The Desire for Democracy (1970s and 1980s)Everyday People / Something for Everyone (1990s to Present)Reaching Out to the WorldTrends and Achievements in K-Literature AbroadThe Public-Private ConnectionGlobal InterchangeWriters and Works with a Global FollowingKo Un and Ten Thousand LivesYi Chong-jun and This Paradise of YoursHwang Sok-yong and The Old Garden, Shim ChongYi Mun-yol and Our Twisted HeroOh Jung-hee and The BirdLee Seung-u and The Reverse Side of LifeShin Kyung-sook and Please Look After MomKim Young-ha and I Have the Right to Destroy Myself - from Amzon