Prizing Korean Literature by Anton Hur: A Public Lecture
Schedule
Wed Oct 29 2025 at 06:45 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
BLOC | London, EN
About this Event
Following his essay for the Wasafiri website, ‘We Have Arrived: Anton Hur on Han Kang’s Nobel Win’ – where he brought his trademark wit to reflect on the 'earthquake' moment of Han Kang winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature and comment on literary prizes – Anton Hur will deliver a public lecture at Queen Mary University of London, the institutional home of Wasafiri magazine.
The writer and translator will contemplate the meaning behind Han Kang’s monumental Nobel Prize win – exploring what it means for the future of Korean literature on the world stage – alongside a wider discussion on literary prize cultures, translation practices, and the Anglophone publishing and literary landscape.
This public event is supported by LTI Korea.
When: Wednesday, 29 October, 2025, 7-8.30pm, doors open 6.45pm
Where: BLOC Theatre, ArtsOne, Mile End Campus, Queen Mary University of London
Tickets: £10. Concession and subsidised tickets are available
Anton Hur has been a judge for the International Booker Prize, the Dublin Literary Award, the National Translation Award for Prose, and is on the jury for the 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Where is it happening?
BLOC, 1 Westfield Way, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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