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Which K-Lit Best Describes Your Love Life?

Which K-Lit Best Describes Your Love Life?

Which Korean story or poem best describes your love life at the moment? Find out in this quiz from Words Without Borders Campus (wwb-campus.org), a free online platform for global literature and cultural resources. Then, follow the links to the literature itself!  
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    Like the heroine of Jeon Sam-hye's moody sci-fi tale, which inspired fan memes in Korea, you love a person from afar. Just don't wait too long to confess your feelings, or you may find yourself alone . . . very, very alone. Anton Hur translated the story into English. Key quote: "Here, where everyone obsessed over their work because they were lonely . . . on a blue planet as cold as its color, you were my warmth. The word on my mind. That word was you." Be sure to hit submit below and visit wwb-campus.org!
    The earth from space
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    The world may be on fire, but you've still got a spring in your step. Why? Because you, like the teen heroines of this postapocalyptic love story from Choi Jin-young and translator Soje, just found someone amazing. Your family or friends may be suspicious, but you can't deny this feeling. Key quote: "I knew. What it was I needed. Where it was." Be sure to hit submit below and visit wwb-campus.org!
    The sun rising over water
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    Feeling happy on your own this Valentine's Day? You may be uncoupled, but you're far from alone. Find kindred spirits in Jeon Sungtae's meditative essay celebrating the healing power of simple food and solitude across two generations, translated by Sora Kim-Russell. Key quote: ". . . I guess that’s what temples are about. Maybe they’re not where you go to listen to lofty thoughts, but rather where you go to face your own soul, which stands taller, grows more distinct, amid the stillness."   Be sure to hit submit below and visit wwb-campus.org!
    A Korean temple
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    You've been together for a while, but your connection is still going strong and your PDA may sometimes embarrass your friends. Welcome to "the kingdom for two who sway inside translucent jelly," captured in this sensuous poem from Lee Hyemi and translator Soje. Key quote: "We laid a chewy seed in every pore, growing recklessly private and gradually tender." Be sure to hit submit below and visit wwb-campus.org!
    Strawberries and three jars of jam against a green background
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    Welp, things aren't exactly going swimmingly in your relationship. Sometimes, you may wonder whether your partner is capable of understanding you on the most basic level; at other times, you are certain that he/she/they does not. Perhaps you will resonate with this dark, Booker Prize–winning tale of marital implosion from Han Kang and translator Deborah Smith. Key quote: "Before my wife turned vegetarian, I’d always thought of her as completely unremarkable in every way." Be sure to hit submit below and visit wwb-campus.org!
    A dark kitchen with the refrigerator door open and the inside lit up
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