The Story of Hong Gildong, translated by Minsoo Kang
A novelist and UMSL history professor, Kang is being hailed as the guy who finally translated this important work of world literature into English. The book’s adventurous namesake runs with outlaws, fights monsters, and wins a kingdom. (Naturally, it’s been adapted for film and comics.)
Susan Perabo, Why They Run the Way They Do
The author’s a Webster alum who played on the men’s baseball team because there wasn’t a women’s softball team. We should be thankful she gave up sports: The New York Times compared her work to Raymond Carver’s.
Amina Gautier, The Loss of all Lost Things
Gautier no longer lives here, but her new collection was largely written while she was earning her Ph.D. at Wash. U. Locals will recognize certain events and landmarks, deftly woven into Gautier’s prose.
