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[Newsmaker] Feminist book ‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982’ becomes million seller

Nov 28, 2018

Though she’s a fictional character, Kim Ji-young is a symbolic figure in Korea. It seems her status will be even more elevated as novel “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982” recently became a million seller. Th...
Korea’s archaeological research presented in English

Nov 1, 2018

Non-Korean speakers will now have easier access to the Paleolithic-era archaeological findings in Korea with the publication of an English-language book on research related to the field. The Nationa...
Embracing Korean diaspora through literature

Sept 27, 2018

Diaspora literature will be an ‘important asset’ as Korea becomes multicultural society
Film adaptation boosts sales for feminist novel

Sept 21, 2018

With the novel “Kim Ji-young, Born in 1982” set to be adapted for the big screen, the book’s sales have seen a significant bump in sales. According to Kyobo Bookstore, the novel took the No. 10 spot...
[Herald interview] Like BTS, can Korean literature be globally embraced?

Sept 6, 2018

Kim Sa-in, head of Literature Translation Institute of Korea, stresses importance of cultivating young literary translators of quality
'Panmunjom and DMZ’ highlights history of divided peninsula

Jul 26, 2018

Veteran photojournalist offers readers rare look into restricted areas along the border
Christian couple’s yearlong honeymoon is investment for future

Jul 24, 2018

“About Marriage: the 357-day honeymoon” is a collection of writings by a Christian couple who went on a 357-day-long honeymoon to places like Yanbian, Cambodia and India. Like Japanese female writer...
‘In Praise of Death’ won’t come to life for modern readers

Jul 19, 2018

Han So-jin’s “In Praise of Death” seems equipped with the enticing elements of a best-seller: a femme-fatale artist misunderstood by her generation and a tragic affair with a married man. Unfortunate...
In Sweden, compassion still trumps bigotry

Jul 4, 2018

“Instead of imitating another nation, the Swedes made an unrivaled achievement of their own -- creating a strong society for the people.”
[Herald Interview] Now is time to talk about Korean literature

Jun 21, 2018

Publishers choose the books to put out on bookstore shelves, hoping that some will buy and perhaps read them. Yet, many of them go unnoticed among the countless books that are released every day. Th...
Poetry of Kim Jong-gil’s Life, ‘A Black Kite’

Jun 21, 2018

Kim Jong-gil passed away in 2017 at the age of 92. He was professor emeritus at the Korea University English literature department, and in the 1990s we met and discussed translation of poetry from Ko...
Forgetting is bliss, but not always

Apr 25, 2018

Author of ‘White Chrysanthemum’ talks about debut novel on victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery
Han Kang's novel shortlisted for Man Booker Int'l Prize

Apr 13, 2018

South Korean novelist Han Kang, the 2016 winner of the Man Booker International Prize, has been shortlisted for the British literary award of world authority, the organizer said Thursday (British loc...
A case against ‘creative’ translation of ‘The Vegetarian’

Apr 2, 2018

Literary translator and professor Kim Wook-dong asserted in his recently published article that the English version of the novel “The Vegetarian” has a significant number of mistranslations. In his ...
Book details Joseon’s ‘warts and all’ approach to portraits

Mar 20, 2018

Lee Sung-nack, a board member at the Kansong Art and Culture Foundation, has released a new book that attempts to explain how portraits created in the Joseon era depicted their models in a realistic ...