The novel series “Uncanny Convenience Store” by Kim Ho-yeon has topped this year’s bestsellers lists in Korea. The two-volume series ranked number one on the 2022 bestseller charts for Kyobo Book Center, the biggest bookstore chain in Korea, and Yes24, Korea's largest online book retailer. In November, the two-volume series sold a combined 1 million copies, according to publisher Namu Bench. It...

At the press conference, awardees shared their views on how international readers are responding to Korean literature. “In America, there has also been a similar boom of Korean literature translation. Initially because of ‘Vegetarian’ by Han Kang. And Choi Don-mee has done a lot for poems,” said Cancia-Bello. “And then, of course, the explosion of K-dramas, BTS, movies like ‘Parasite’ coming ov...

Poet Kim joins poet and translator Choi Don-mee in the awardee list

Other topics in the book include -- “The New Visual Culture of Photography and Print Media” and “The Globalization of Contemporary Korean Art in the Era of Biennales.” Published on Oct.25, the book includes some 400 paintings and the chronology of Korean art from the 1900s to 2000s in the later part of the book. The book was distributed to overseas museums, according to MMCA. The Korean version ...

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea on Monday announced the launch of Korea Literature Wave, an online platform linking the country’s literature and the global market. “Even though the interest in translation and Korean literature is growing, overseas publishers do not necessarily know which works to purchase, while domestic publishers do not know to whom they can sell,” Kwak Hyo-hwan,...

Former head of CHA completes Seoul edition of iconic bestseller series ‘My Exploration of Cultural Heritage’

South Korean publishers are returning to the Frankfurt Book Fair with the Korean Pavilion for the first time since 2019. The Korean Publishers Association will present 24 Korean publishing houses including the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, NE Books and Darakwon at the collective stand that was inspired by the concept of “home.” “Home was where you separated from others to protect y...

Observations from hospital beds offer glimpse into what death means to Koreans

Korean American photojournalist Kang has won two Pulitzer Prizes, one in 1993 with the Los Angeles Times for his coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and the other in 1999 with the Associated Press for feature photography coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. Kang came to Korea in June 2020 following his retirement in 2019 from Reuters, and set out on a project to document Korean history ...

Books that Moon recommends get a significant boost in sales and make it to the bestseller lists at major bookstores in Korea. “Days Spent with Metal Sparks: The Journal of a Young Welder” by Cheon Hyeon-woo -- Moon’s 7th recommendation on Aug. 31, less than a week after it hit the shelves -- sold more than 10,000 copies in the first three weeks of its release, according to its publisher Munhak D...

The festival is held both offline and online. In-person events will take place at Seoul Community Cultural Center Seogyo, Community House Masil in Jung-gu, Seoul, and Incheon Airport Terminal 2. All events are free, but participants must book in advance through SIWF’s official website. All proceedings will be livestreamed on the Literature Translation Institute of Korea's YouTube channel. Launc...

'Are people’s quality of life and happiness proportional to economic growth?'

Author Bora Chung of 'Cursed Bunny' and Sohn Won-pyung of 'Almond' to visit Poland, Argentina

Five English editions to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2023