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[NEW BOOK] ‘IS Report’

“IS Report” By Samuel Laurent, Korean translation by Eun-Jung Felsner / (Hanul Publishing Group) Since it declared statehood about a year ago, the Islamic State, a jihadist militant group, has been...

Jul 23, 2015
Book Review
Book delves into identity factor of Korea-Japan relations

In the field of political science, the issue of national identity has been marginalized due to its abstract, impractical and amorphous nature that makes it difficult for one to empirically back his o...

Jul 16, 2015
Book Review
'Beautiful Bonds' a tribute to Koreaphiles

“Beautiful Bonds: Friends of Korea.net,” a new book that tells the stories of 35 “Koreaphiles,” is a tribute to those -- both Korean and foreigner -- who have taken an interest in Korea, discovered i...

Jul 9, 2015
Book Review
Korean politics through the eyes of British journalist

“Democracy Delayed” By Daniel Tudor (Munhakdongne) For Daniel Tudor, a former Korea correspondent for the Economist, Korean politics seems a bit strange. With blurred ideological difference...

Jul 2, 2015
Books
Shin Kyung-sook may face investigation for plagiarism

Novelist Shin Kyung-sook may face a prosecutorial investigation over suspicions of plagiarism. Sociologist Hyun Taik-soo filed a complaint with pubic prosecutors on Thursday, asking the authorities ...

Jun 19, 2015
Book Review
Seven experts provide thorough look at dansaekhwa

“Dansaekhwa”/By various authors (The Grenfell Press) Amid the emerging interest in Korean monochrome paintings in the global art world, an in-depth examination on Korean abstract art has been publis...

Jun 18, 2015
Book Review
A daughter buried in father’s heart and words

“A Goodnight Kiss for My Daughter”/By Lee O-young (Yollimwon) Lee O-young’s new book, “A Goodnight Kiss for My Daughter” (unofficial translation), is a collection of anecdotes, essays, letters and p...

Jun 18, 2015
Book Review
World of chef Corey Lee captured in debut book ‘Benu’

Korean-American chef Corey Lee, the mastermind behind the three Michelin-starred restaurant Benu in San Francisco, has packed his debut book, “Benu,” to the brim. “It’s ultimately a cookbook first, ...

Jun 4, 2015
Book Review
A gay N.K. defector’s journey to find love

With almost 30,000 North Korean escapees calling South Korea home now, many of their stories have been printed in novels, essays or poems. In fact, there are so many that literary works by or about N...

May 28, 2015
Book Review
Bae searches for meaning in life in 'Nowhere To Be Found'

Bae Suah’s fiction gives rise to the underrepresented voice of the young, female working class of South Korea. Her latest novella, “Nowhere to Be Found,” echoes her excellent short story “Highway wit...

May 26, 2015
Book Review
[Herald Interview] Exploring modern Korea in ancient trappings

New book examines Korea’s social fabric through lens of shamanism, Confucianism

May 20, 2015
Book Review
The Korean inside Lee Chang-rae

20 years after ‘Native Speaker,’ Korean-American novelist discusses distinct Korean-ness in his works

May 14, 2015
Book Review
Children’s book guru on ‘chew up mom’ poem controversy

A poem by a 10-year-old girl has stirred up a controversy in Korea that touches upon an array of thorny issues from the literary freedom of expression to the country’s obsession with private educatio...

May 7, 2015
Book Review
[Book Review] Asan delves into ‘Pax Americana 3.0’

Amid the rise of China in the economic and military domains, academic discourse has been focused on the waning U.S. power and a looming shift in the global order that America has led since the end of...

May 7, 2015
Book Review
Korea’s bare face captured in ‘Sketches’

Two French Seoulites reveal Korea’s ‘real,’ less polished culture in new illustrated guidebook

May 6, 2015
Book Review

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