Being honest Quote by Chang-Rae Lee

I've read all of Sarah Waters's novels which have been translated into Korean.

— Park Chan-wook

I was told many times that my writing was either too Korean - or not Korean enough.

— Min Jin Lee

All of which suggested literary translation, and Korean seemed a good bet - barely anything available in English, yet it was a modern, developed…

— Deborah Smith

Obviously, I've made several films in Korea, so I'm very well accustomed and acclimated to Korean filmmaking.

— Kim Ji-woon

I wanted to write about the Korean War, but I had no entry into it that made the kind of sense it needs to…

— Chang-Rae Lee

I hope the entire Korean culture like films can be enjoyed by many others.

— Choi Si-won

When I came to Korea for the first time, I couldn't understand the language.

— Momo Hirai

“It is the experience of those who have had to do with the various peoples of the Far East that it is easier to…

— Homer B. Hulbert

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, Janet Poole…

— Deborah Smith

Alongside Han Kang, there's only one other author I've chosen to translate so far - Bae Suah. Her work is radical both stylistically and…

— Deborah Smith

It is my huge pleasure that my novels are translated into languages that are read among small numbers of people.

— Haruki Murakami

I've always been a fan of Korean cinema but never really pursued it, as I wanted to pave my way here in the States.…

— Brian Tee