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Fair to introduce Korean books to Vietnam

Jul 22, 2019

The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) is hosting a book fair Tuesday and Wednesday in Hanoi, Vietnam. The outreach event aims to promote Korean books, publishers and publishing ...
Study tips aimed at helping Korean adults to restart learning process

Jul 5, 2019

“Let’s Study for 1 Hour Today” By Yang Sung-jin (Memento) In one Simpsons episode, Homer is confronted by a stack of homework that Bart has failed to complete. When Homer is assured he doesn’t hav...
‘Autobiography of Death,’ about deaths of people who are still alive, takes poetry prize

Jun 25, 2019

With her poetry collection “Autobiography of Death,” Kim Hye-soon brought Asian women’s voices to the forefront of the international literary scene by winning the 2019 International Griffin Poetry Pr...
[Herald interview] Behind making of Baek Hee-na’s latest picture book

Jun 14, 2019

Author, illustrator of beloved ‘Cloud Bread’ returns with ‘I Am a Dog,’ a warm, witty story of a pet dog
Han Kang hands over book to Norway's 'Future Library' project

May 27, 2019

Prize-winning South Korean novelist Han Kang has handed over a novel to the Norwegian public arts project "Future Library," with her writing to remain unpublished and unread for nearly a century. Th...
[Book review] Entertainment news reporter says BTS opened up new paradigm for K-pop

May 20, 2019

A veteran entertainment news reporter with almost 20 years of experience has written a book about K-pop boy band BTS and its global success. In “BTS K-pop,” Herald Business reporter Seo Byung-ki ana...
LTI Korea invites writers to build ‘Platform for Communication, Peace’

May 19, 2019

Literature Translation Institute of Korea is to invite foreign and local writers to a three-day forum aimed at bridging the local and overseas literary scenes.. The institution will hold an event ti...
17th century novel 'Hong Gil-dong jeon' written in Chinese characters discovered

Apr 24, 2019

A 17th century manuscript of "Hong Gil-dong jeon" written in Chinese characters has been found in a literary collection left by a civil official of the middle Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), a scholar sa...
Man Booker Prize drops Korean writer from shortlist

Apr 10, 2019

“At Dusk” by novelist Hwang Sok-yong, a prominent Korean writer, failed to make the final cut of six for this year’s Man Booker International Prize. Though the novel was included in the longlist of ...
[Eye Plus] Warehouse of used books

Apr 5, 2019

The aroma of books is sure to excite any bibliophile -- whether emanating from freshly printed titles or tomes that have sat on shelves for many years. A new establishment perfectly suited for such ...
130,000 copies of Korean feminist novel 'Kim Ji-young' printed in Japan

Apr 2, 2019

US than 130,000 times since its release more than three months ago, the book's South Korean publisher said Tuesday. The translated version of the book by Cho Nan-joo hit the Japanese market on Dec. ...
Learning from our forebears

Mar 14, 2019

Learning from history is important, we say. For Pyo Jae-du, the word “history” here is not limited to major historical events. It includes our forebears’ attitude toward life. Pyo, a former reporte...
Korean writer on long list for Man Booker Int’l Prize

Mar 13, 2019

Novelist Hwang Sok-yong, one of the most acclaimed writers in South Korea today, has been long-listed for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize for “At Dusk.” On Wednesday, the Man Booker Internat...
New guidebook to help tourists ‘live like a local’ in Seoul

Jan 17, 2019

‘A Curated Guide: Seoul’ takes travelers beyond Myeong-dong, Hongdae and Gangnam
Remembering titan of compassionate conservatism, passionate progress

Dec 20, 2018

“Stretching my neck out the prison window and gazing at the flock of seagulls flying southward, I realized that the preciousness of freedom was seeping into my brain cells.”