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‘Uncanny Convenience Store’ tops bestseller lists at major bookstores
Dec 6, 2022
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...
LTI Korea announces winners of 2022 Korea Translation Award
Dec 5, 2022
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 Hye-soon recognized as 'International Writer' by Royal Literary Society of England
Dec 2, 2022
Poet Kim joins poet and translator Choi Don-mee in the awardee list
[Book Review] ‘Korean Art 1900-2020’ walks readers through 120 years of Korean art scene
Nov 18, 2022
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 ...
New online platform KLWave aims to lead literature’s Hallyu
Nov 14, 2022
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,...
Walk along old streets of Seoul, filled with new stories
Oct 28, 2022
Former head of CHA completes Seoul edition of iconic bestseller series ‘My Exploration of Cultural Heritage’
Korean Pavilion returns to Frankfurt Book Fair
Oct 18, 2022
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...
[Reading Korea through books] Contemplating death: observations from hospital beds offer what death means to Koreans
Oct 15, 2022
Observations from hospital beds offer glimpse into what death means to Koreans
Translation work of poet Lee Young-ju’s “Cold Candies” receives award
Oct 9, 2022
Pulitzer-winning photojournalist captures beauty of Korean cultural heritage
Sept 23, 2022
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 ...
'Moon bump': Former president helps books break bestseller lists
Sept 19, 2022
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...
Leading writers to gather at Seoul International Writers’ Festival
Sept 18, 2022
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...
[Book Review] Econ. professor urges to assess happiness when measuring prosperity
Sept 16, 2022
'Are people’s quality of life and happiness proportional to economic growth?'
Korean book events to be held in 8 countries
Sept 13, 2022
Author Bora Chung of 'Cursed Bunny' and Sohn Won-pyung of 'Almond' to visit Poland, Argentina
Korea's scientific and technological heritage in 30 volumes
Sept 5, 2022
Five English editions to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2023
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