Thirteen Korean historical, religious, and philosophical classics will be introduced to English readers under a translation project coordinated by the UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies.

A GROUP OF ESSAYS on literature and culture written during the Japanese occupation (1910–45), a 13th-century compilation of history and folklore, a learned, early 13th-century handbook for Buddhist students, and 10 other Korean works written between the sixth and 20th centuries will be made available in English, under a portion of a Korean government–backed translation project that is being coordinated by the UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies. The 13 books, each of which in its way represents "the quintessence of Korean classical culture," will go to press in the 2009–10 academic year, according to Center Director Robert Buswell.

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