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Korea Herald
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
From translator to novelist, Anton Hur is now the one translated — by one of his authors
After years of introducing Korean literature to English readers, from Bora Chung's 'Cursed Bunny' to Park Sang-young's 'Love in the Big City,' Anton Hur has crossed the literary bridge in the opposite direction, debuting as a novelist with 'Toward Eternity,' translated into Korean. Written in English and first published in the US last year, the book now arrives in Korea in translation by none other than Chung -- whose books Hur translated into English, including the International Booker-shortlisted 'Cursed Bunny,' 'Your Utopia,' 'Red Sword' and 'Midnight Timetable' (to be published this September). 'It is an extraordinary honor when a translator approaches a writer first,' Hur said at a press event in Seoul on Monday. 'Translation means devoting a part of your energy to someone else's work. As a translator myself, I've often wished someone would translate my book because I know that translation is both an act of sacrifice and of great honor.' Hur recalled Chung telling him, 'Even if it kills me, I want to translate this.' 'And I thought, 'She's so busy, how will she have time to do this?' But I was deeply grateful,' he said. 'She translated it so well that it no longer feels like my book, which is how it should be. English and Korean are such different languages that if my book still felt like my own in Korean, something would be wrong.' Set in a near future where a new therapy replaces human cells with nanobots that cure disease and make them virtually immortal, the novel takes the form of a diary spanning multiple millennia. Its entries shift between an ailing human who undergoes nanobot therapy and an AI that reads poetry, plays music and loves others — all the while probing the question: What does it mean to be human? 'The word 'human' in Korean itself is fascinating,' Hur said. 'In Korean, it literally means 'between people.' Our ancestors called this humanity. It's not something you create alone; humanity exists between people, not within one person. That's what I wanted to explore in this book — that our humanity comes not from ourselves but from others.' Much of 'Toward Eternity' was drafted longhand during his daily commute to his studio. 'There's something about the rhythm of the subway wheels on the rails — words start flowing unconsciously,' Hur said. 'When you write by hand, there's a slight delay between thought and word, and in that gap, so many ideas come alive. All of literature comes from that space.' Hur said he plans to write more novels while continuing his work as a translator. 'I guess the big difference is that as a novelist, once your book is out, you don't have to keep working to earn from it — unlike translation, where the real work begins the moment you sign the contract,' he joked. 'But there are still so many works I want to translate,' Hur added. 'Korea's literary scene is incredibly rich. There are so many talented young writers and mid-career authors with a real experimental spirit. People love, critique and care deeply about Korean fiction, which gives me endless books I want to translate.'
Pink Villa
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
2025 Buil Film Awards Nominations: Hyun Bin's Harbin bags 8 nods, Kim Go Eun up for Best Actress with Love in the Big City
The prestigious 2025 Buil Film Awards has officially released its final list of nominees. Spy-thriller Harbin has emerged as a frontrunner with nominations in multiple major categories. They include Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. The ceremony is set to be held on September 18, 2025, at the Signiel Hotel in Busan. It'll bring together some of the most prominent names in Korean cinema. Complete nomination highlights Best Picture What Does Nature Say to You? The Seagulls of the Morning Sea House of the Seasons Uprising Harbin Best Director Ian Hee – Love in the Big City Jeong Yun-cheol – Sea Tiger Kim Hyung-joo – The Match Hwang Byung-guk – Yadang: The Snitch Woo Min Ho – Harbin Best Actor Lee Byung Hun – The Match Yoon Joo Sang – The Seagulls of the Morning Sea Hyun Bin – Harbin Ahn Jae Hong – High Five Jo Jung Suk – Land of Happiness Best Actress Kim Go Eun – Love in the Big City Shim Eun Kyung – The Killers Oh Min Ae – Concerning My Daughter Han Ye Ri – Spring Night Lee Hye Young – Breakthrough Best Supporting Actor Jung Hae In – Veteran 2 Oh Man Seok – House of the Seasons Park Jeong Min – Uprising Jo Woo Jin – Harbin Yoo Jae Myung – Land of Happiness Best Supporting Actress Jeon Yeo Bin – Dark Nuns Ha Yoon Kyung – Concerning My Daughter Claudia Kim – A Normal Family Yang Hee Kyung – The Seagulls of the Morning Sea Chae Won Bin – Yadang: The Snitch Best New Director Lee Mirang – Concerning My Daughter Kim Tae Yang – Widow Lee Jong Soo – Parents Are Fools Jang Byeong Gi – Yeoreum-i Jinagamyeon Oh Jeong Min – House of the Seasons Best New Actor Moon Woo Jin – Dark Nuns Noh Sang Hyun – Love in the Big City Choi Hyun Jin – Yeoreum-i Jinagamyeon Kang Seung Ho – House of the Seasons Jang Seong Beom – Following Best New Actress Lee Myeong Ha – Widow Hong Ye Ji – A Normal Family Lee Hyeri – Victory Jo Aram – Victory Roh Yoon Seo – Statement Best Screenplay Park Lee Woong – The Seagulls of the Morning Sea Oh Jeong Min – House of the Seasons Shin Chul, Park Chan Wook – Uprising Park Hong Jun – Work to Do Heo Jun Seok – Land of Happiness Best Cinematography / On the Shoot Kim Jin Hyung – Widow Lee Jin Geun – House of the Seasons Joo Sung Rim – Uprising Lee Jae Woo – Breakthrough Hong Kyung Pyo – Harbin Music Award Primary – Love in the Big City Cho Young Wook – Uprising Jo Young Wook – Harbin Kim Jun Seok – High Five Kwon Hyun Jung – Because I Hate Korea Art / Technology Awards Special Effects: Hong Jang Pyo – The Firefighters Production Design: Eunyoung Jeong – The Match Costume Design: Ancestors – Uprising Kwak Jeong Ae – Harbin
Korea Herald
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Park Sang-young and Bora Chung to meet with Swedish readers
Two internationally recognized novelists, Park Sang-young and Bora Chung, are to meet with readers in Sweden at Korean Literature Week events organized by the Korean Cultural Center Sweden. On Monday, Park will meet local readers at Kulturhuset, a cultural complex in Stockholm, following a screening of "Love in the Big City," a film adaptation of his book starring Kim Go-eun and Noh Sang-hyun. The event will be moderated by Kim Eun-ah, who translated the book into Swedish. On Wednesday, Chung will appear on Solen, a literary live podcast hosted by Stockholm librarians, to celebrate the Swedish release of her novel "Cursed Bunny." Later that day, she will join her English-language translator, Anton Hur, in a discussion of the book at Soderbokhandeln, Sweden's oldest independent bookstore. Both authors will also take part in Littfest, Sweden's largest literary festival, March 13-15. Park was longlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022 for "Love in the Big City," while Chung was shortlisted the same year for "Cursed Bunny." Both novels were translated into English by Hur.
