Introducing Jeong I-Hyeon's short story [Sampung Department Store],

we talk about the 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse and safety.

Translated by Brother Anthony

Introducing Kim Chang-gyu's short story [Sentinel], we talk about equality and anti-discrimination law.

Translated by Charles La Shure

Introducing Park Min-gyu's short story [Castella], we talk about change and a new future.

Translated by Sora Kim Russell

Introducing Bora Chung's novel [Red Sword], we talk about resistance against oppression and violence.

Translated by Anton Hur

Introducing three poems from Ku Sang's poetry collection [Even the Knots on Quince Trees Tell Tales], we explore the life of the poet who lived through key historical events in Korea.

Translated by Brother Anthony of Taize

Introducing Ha Tae-wan's essay [Every Moment Was You: Notes on Loving and Parting], we meet messages of courage and hope that will comfort us in difficult times.

Translated by Shanna Tan

Introducing Heinz Insu Fenkl's autobiographical novel [Memories of My Ghost Brother],

we talk about the life of mixed-race children after the Korean War.

Introducing [The Magic Peach] from Korean Fairy Tales, we talk about the power of the story.

Adapted by William Elliot Griffis