I've translated two of Bae's novels, A Greater Music and Recitation, which are coming from Open Letter and Deep Vellum in October… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
I first came across her [Bae Suah] when I read some elderly male critic castigating her for 'doing violence to the Korean… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
Actually, I'm frequently described as the UK's only translator of Korean literature, but even that isn't accurate - Agnita Tennant is UK-based,… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
Hwang Jung-eun is one of the brightest stars of the new South Korean generation - she's Han Kang's favourite, and the novel… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
Alongside Han Kang, there's only one other author I've chosen to translate so far - Bae Suah. Her work is radical both… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
I teach Korean translation at the British Centre for Literary Translation summer school, so I see an emerging generation too, who are… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
All of which suggested literary translation, and Korean seemed a good bet - barely anything available in English, yet it was a… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
Happy people look young. You’re really afraid of getting older, aren’t you? You should only be afraid of getting less happy. — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
I read The Vegetarian and fell in love with it. A year later, I was invited to go and speak at the London Book… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
A chorus of tough southern belles whispered, You need a loyal husband around here. Loyal to you, loyal to your family, loyal to your… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
Instead of fearing what might happen if I failed, I should be excited about what could happen if I succeeded! — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
I suspected learning a language would be both useful and enjoyable (I love memorising lists of things), and would get rid of the embarrassment… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
“A vida é fugaz. A vida é preciosa. Temos de gozar cada momento. A sensualidade de respirar, de sentir, de querer.” — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
“The best sex takes us somewhere. Somewhere warm and expansive, a paradise of lust and happiness. Sex is and can be and should be… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
Possibly the best thing about the whole experience is that Kang and I are now really good friends. It's as much of a pleasure… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
I've translated two of Bae's novels, A Greater Music and Recitation, which are coming from Open Letter and Deep Vellum in October and January… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
Simon Collinson, of digital publisher Canelo and über-cool Aussie mag The Lifted Brow, is our digital producer; Sarah Shin, Verso's comms director, is helping… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
There's no linear narrative - the structure is more like a series of variations on a theme (how identity is shaped by language), with… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
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