Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Professor Park Jae-young (College of Education, Department of English Education), who each year translates and publishes prominent foreign novels not previously introduced in Korea, has produced the first Korean translation and publication of the 1931 novel by African American journalist and social critic George S. Skyler, 'Black No More — No More Blacks.'

One year after translating and publishing the 1790 novel 'The Sicilian Romance' by British author Ann Radcliffe last year, he has issued another translated work.

The novel is a scathing work that probes issues of race, identity, and social status in early 20th-century America. It is regarded as an important work in African American literature, offering a searing and incisive commentary on the complexities of racial issues in the United States.

The narrative centers on the scientific and technological innovation discovered by the novel's protagonist, Dr. Junius Crookman. Dr. Crookman discovers a scientific innovation called 'Black-No-More' that can turn Black people into white. As the procedure becomes available to large numbers of people at low cost, many Black people become white. The social upheaval experienced by an American society in which Black people have disappeared is depicted in an engaging manner.

Through this, the author satirizes ideologies of racial identity and social structure, laying bare the hypocrisy, prejudice, and contradictions pervasive in American society.

Author Skyler explores, through a lens of humor, wit, and satire, the complexities and challenges of racial identity, the pursuit of social advancement, and the contradictions embedded in American society's perceptions of race and social status.

Professor Park Jae-young said, 'Skyler's novel, which has never been introduced in Korea, is a fine work that depicts the contradictions of American society's racism through satire,' and added, 'I hope the publication of this translation will allow domestic readers to experience the diversity of English and American literature.'

Professor Park studied for his undergraduate and integrated master's–doctoral program at Arizona State University and earned a Ph.D. in English Literature. He currently serves as a professor in the Department of English Education at JBNU. He has authored more than 30 papers on literature and film and participated in writing elementary and high school English textbooks. He has received the Marvin Fischer Book Award, the Wilfred Perel Fund Award, the JBNU Lifetime Mentoring Award, and the Online Best Teacher Award. His translations include Charlotte Dacre's 'Zofloya', Jessie Fauset's 'Plum Bun', Ellen Glasgow's 'Kkeulim' (Volumes 1–2), Wilkie Collins's 'The Daughter of Isabel', Ann Petry's '116th Street', and Ann Radcliffe's 'The Sicilian Romance.'