One of my projects in Seoul this year has been collecting representations of the city in Korean science fiction. Even if we exclude (for the moment) cinema, that still leaves a lot of interesting work that represents the city (and, by default, Seoul). This project has been immeasurably helped by an incredible resource in Seoul: the Science Fiction a (SF & 판타지 도서관). Here's what I've been working on in chronological order:
1). 문윤성. 완전사회 (1967). Yun-seong Mun. The Perfect Society.
2). 강경옥. 노말 시티 (1993-). Gyeong-ok Gang. Normal City.
3). 윤태호. 야후 (1999). Tae-ho Yun. Yahoo.
4). 배명훈. 타워 (2009). Myeong-hun Bae. Tower.
5). 김이환. 절망의 구 (2009). I-hwan Kim. The Orb of Despair.
6). 김이환. 동네전쟁 (2011). I-hwan Kim. Neighborhood War.
I think we can all agree that this is a quirky list, one that is shaped by the interesting history of SF in Korea as well as my own ignorance. I'll be filling in this timeline as I go along . . .But time is something I don't have much more of--I'm back to my mid-sized, state university in August. So any suggestions would be helpful!
1). 문윤성. 완전사회 (1967). Yun-seong Mun. The Perfect Society.
2). 강경옥. 노말 시티 (1993-). Gyeong-ok Gang. Normal City.
3). 윤태호. 야후 (1999). Tae-ho Yun. Yahoo.
4). 배명훈. 타워 (2009). Myeong-hun Bae. Tower.
5). 김이환. 절망의 구 (2009). I-hwan Kim. The Orb of Despair.
6). 김이환. 동네전쟁 (2011). I-hwan Kim. Neighborhood War.
I think we can all agree that this is a quirky list, one that is shaped by the interesting history of SF in Korea as well as my own ignorance. I'll be filling in this timeline as I go along . . .But time is something I don't have much more of--I'm back to my mid-sized, state university in August. So any suggestions would be helpful!
팔란티어 is the best Korean SF I've ever read. Try works of Duna(듀나) too. Duna, who still works under his/her/its(?) peudonym, was a symbolic figure who prospered at the emerging time of Korean Internet. Duna gained reputation by movie reviews on his/her website and kept its presence in cultural scene by co-authoring books, writing columns, etc.
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