Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction
Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction presents the first book-length English-language translation of science and speculative fiction from South Korea, bringing together 13 classic and contemporary stories from the 1960s through the 2010s. From the reimagining of an Asimovian robot inside the walls of a Buddhist temple and a postapocalyptic showdown between South and North Korean refugees on a faraway planet to a fictional recollection of a disabled woman's struggle to join an international space mission, these stories showcase the thematic and stylistic versatility of South Korean science-fiction writers in its wide array. At once conversant with the global science-fiction tradition and thick with local historical specificities, their works resonate with other popular cultural products of South Korea--from K-pop and K-drama to videogames, which owe part of their appeal to their pulsating technocultural edge and their ability to play off familiar tropes in unexpected ways. Coming from a country renowned for its hi-tech industry and ultraspeed broadband yet mired in the unfinished Cold War, South Korean science fiction offers us fresh perspectives on global technoindustrial modernity and its human consequences. The book also features a critical introduction, an essay on SF fandom in South Korea, and contextualizing information and annotations for each story. Authors include Geo-il Bok, In-Hun Choi, Djuna, Soyeon Jeong, Bo-Young Kim, Changgyu Kim, Jung-hyuk Kim, Young-ha Kim, Taewoon Lim, Yunseong Mun, Seonghwan Park, Min-gyu Pak, I-Hyeong Yun, Seonghwan Park, Mingyu Pak and I-Hyeong Yun.— Google Books
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9 • Introduction (Readymade Bodhisattva) • essay by Sunyoung Park 19 • Readymade Bodhisattva • short story by Park Seonghwan (trans. of 레디메이드 보살? 2005) 20 • Pak Seonghwan • essay by Jihyun Park and Gord Sellar 22 • Readymade Bodhisattva • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 43 • Perfect Society (excerpt) • short fiction by Mun Yunseong (trans. of 완전사회 (excerpt)? 1965) 44 • Mun Yunseong • essay by Sunyoung Park 46 • Perfect Society • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 67 • Empire Radio, Live Transmission • short story by Choi In-hun (trans. of Chongdogui sori? 1967) 68 • Choi In-hun • essay by Jenny Wang Medina 70 • Empire Radio, Live Transmission • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 95 • Cosmic Go • short story by Jeong Soyeon (trans. of 宇宙流? 2009) 96 • Jong Soyeon • essay by Kimberly Chung 98 • Cosmic Go • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 111 • Along the Fragments of My Body • short story by 복거일? (trans. of Nae momul papyeondueri heuteojin gil ttara? 2006) [as by Bok Geo-il] 112 • Bok Geo-il • essay by Sunyoung Park 114 • Along the Fragments of My Body • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 131 • Quiz Show (excerpt) • short fiction by 김영하? (trans. of 퀴즈쇼 (excerpt)? 2007) [as by Kim Young-ha] 132 • Kim Young-ha • essay by Haerin Shin 134 • Quiz Show • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 147 • Storm Between My Teeth • short story by Lim Taewoon? (trans. of 이빨에 끼인 돌개바람? 2009) 148 • Lim Taewoon • essay by Sunyoung Park 150 • Storm Between My Teeth • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 177 • The Sky Walker • novelette by Yun I-hyeong? (trans. of Seukai wokeo? 2008) 178 • Yun I-hyeong • essay by Kyunghee Eo 180 • The Sky Walker • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 219 • Between Zero and One • short story by 김보영? (trans. of 0과 1사? 2009) [as by Kim Bo-Young] 220 • Kim Bo-Young • essay by Melissa Mei-Lin Chan and Eunhae Jo 222 • Between Zero and One • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 257 • The Bloody Battle of Broccoli Plain • short story by 듀나? (trans. of 브로콜리 평원의 혈투? 2011) [as by Djuna] 258 • Djuna • essay by Adrian Thieret 260 • The Bloody Battle of Broccoli Plain • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 295 • Roadkill • short story by Park Min-gyu (trans. of Rodeukil? 2011) [as by Pak Min-gyu] 296 • Park Min-gyu • essay by Sunyoung Park and Gord Sellar 298 • Roadkill • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 325 • Where Boats Go • short story by Kim Jung-hyuk? (trans. of Boteuga ganeun got? 2015) 326 • Kim Jung-hyuk • essay by Sunyoung Park 328 • Where Boats Go • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 355 • Our Banished World • novelette by Kim Changgyu? (trans. of Uriga chubangdoen segye? 2016) 356 • Kim Changgyu • essay by Jihyun Park and Gord Sellar 358 • Our Banished World • interior artwork by Hongmin Lee 411 • A Brief History of South Korean SF Fandom • essay by Sang Joon Park
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