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Today, filling in for Paul, we're joined by [No Korean Summary] writer Colin Marshall, who will introduce his top 3 favourite Korean books. - Kim Young-ha [Your Republic Is Calling You] - Bae Suah [North Station] - Kim Hoon [The Song of the Sword]

Introducing Hwang Sun-won's short story [My Tale of the Bamboo Wife], we talk about the loneliness and sorrow of men as they age and lose their grip on youth. Translated by Bruce and Ju-chan Fulton

Introducing the short story [Ruined Winter Holiday] from Heuijung Hur's collection of novels [Failed Summer Vacation], we talk about the loneliness and isolation of single-person households. Translated by Paige Aniyah Morris

Introducing Jeong I-Hyeon's short story [Sampung Department Store], we talk about the 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse and safety. Translated by Brother Anthony

Introducing Kim Chang-gyu's short story [Sentinel], we talk about equality and anti-discrimination law. Translated by Charles La Shure

Introducing Park Min-gyu's short story [Castella], we talk about change and a new future. Translated by Sora Kim Russell

Introducing Bora Chung's novel [Red Sword], we talk about resistance against oppression and violence. Translated by Anton Hur

Introducing three poems from Ku Sang's poetry collection [Even the Knots on Quince Trees Tell Tales], we explore the life of the poet who lived through key historical events in Korea. Translated by Brother Anthony of Taize

Introducing Ha Tae-wan's essay [Every Moment Was You: Notes on Loving and Parting], we meet messages of courage and hope that will comfort us in difficult times. Translated by Shanna Tan

Introducing Heinz Insu Fenkl's autobiographical novel [Memories of My Ghost Brother], we talk about the life of mixed-race children after the Korean War.

Introducing [The Magic Peach] from Korean Fairy Tales, we talk about the power of the story. Adapted by William Elliot Griffis

Introducing Kye Yong-muk's short story [Like a Chicken on a Folding Screen], we talk about in-laws in Korea. Translated by Eugene Larsen-Hallock

Introducing Lee Seong bok's a collection of meditations on poetry [Indeterminate Inflorescence: Notes From a Poetry Class], we talk about contradictions and paradoxes in life. Translated by Anton Hur

We introduce poems from [Songgang Kasa: A Sjijo Poet at the Court of King Sonjo], a collection by 'Songgang Jeong Cheol', a renowned scholar-official and poet of the mid-Joseon Dynasty, and explore the significance of poetry as a vessel for history and culture. Translated by Kevin O’Rourke

Introducing Cheon Seon-ran's novel [A Thousand Blues], we talk about artificial intelligence (AI). Translated by Chi-young Kim