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The story of Korean fiction: Proud tradition, humble present

How homegrown novels have become a rare find on best-seller lists

Oct 23, 2015
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[Weekender] Guilty-pleasure books drive e-book market

When R-rated flick “Fifty Shades of Grey” opened in theaters here in February, the box-office score was a big disappointment with only 364,410 tickets sold. However, the story was different in the e...

Oct 23, 2015
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Engineering professors look into fallacies of Korea's fast growth, remedies

26 scholars share insight on future of Korea Inc. in ‘Time of Accumulation’

Oct 1, 2015
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Anthropologist reveals new insight on Korea

“Way Back into Korea” By Choong Soon Kim (Ilchokak) Cover of “Way Back into Korea” (Ilchokak) There is always the danger, with introductory books into Asian culture, of stereotyping and the spra...

Sept 17, 2015
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Book traces roots of K-pop from 1900s to present

“Introduction to K-pop History” By Zhang Eu-jeong, Suh Byung-kee (Sung An Dang) Cover of "Introduction to K-pop History" (Sung An Dang) Listeners of K-pop may be surprised to find that the ...

Aug 20, 2015
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Korean office laid bare

Frenchman recounts 10 yrs working at LG in memoir

Aug 6, 2015
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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