On the Eve of the Uprising and Other Stories from Colonial KoreaCollected here are translations into English of six classic stories from colonial Korea (1910 1945) as well as the time of liberation (1945 1948). Each piece takes a different perspective on a defining process in Korean historythe colonization and modernization under Japanese rule. The volume demonstrates the rich variety of registers, settings, styles, and thematic concerns that characterized the literary production of early modern Korea. The