When the Swedish Academy announced the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday night, the name László Krasznahorkai — a towering figure in Hungarian letters but relatively unknown in Korea ...
On a quiet street in Tokyo's Jimbocho district, known for its secondhand bookstores and publishing houses, one shop stands out: Chekccori. The store's shelves are lined with Korean literature ...
Author and critic Lincoln Michel talks about Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai's Nobel win and what it shows about who gets recognized in world literature.