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All about K-films
Latest volume in a series on Korean culture explores the country’s rich filmmaking historyKorea’s Culture Ministry published an English-language book about Korean cinema and its industry, as the newest addition to its “K-series,” a book series featuring Korean culture.The book, titled “K-Movie: The World’s Spotlight on Korean Film,” features Korea’s film industry today, relationship between hallyu and Korean films, prominent directors and actors, as well as notable film festivals held in the cou
Oct. 18, 2012
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Author Karen Quinones Miller makes no apologies for title of new book
Earlier this year, author Karen E. Quinones Miller found out that Walmart wouldn’t be carrying her semiautobiographical book on its shelves. The reason? There were concerns that the book’s title, “An Angry-Ass Black Woman,” might offend some of the retail giant’s customers.Given Walmart’s reach, a lot of authors would have picked a new title and maybe rejiggered things for the sake of book sales.Not Miller.Her decision wouldn’t surprise anybody who knows Miller ― or anybody who’s actually read h
Oct. 18, 2012
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Crises of faith in one devout family
We SinnersBy Hanna Pylvainen (Henry Holt)Hanna Pylvainen’s debut novel, “We Sinners,” is remarkably funny for a book about a deeply religious family grappling with loss of faith.Pylvainen tells the story _ in alternating chapters from the point of view of the parents and several of the nine children ― of the Midwestern Rovaniemi family, members of a Finnish sect of Lutheranism called Laestadianism.They live in a house too small to fit them all and get around in a vehicle so “mortifying to drive”
Oct. 18, 2012
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Scholars’ view of East Asian capitalism
East Asian Capitalism: Diversity, Continuity, and ChangeEdited by Andrew Walter and Xiaoke Zhang(Oxford)Two scholars recently compiled a collection of academic papers about East Asian capitalism and its evolving patterns against the backdrop of regional and global market integration and periodic economic crises since the 1980s.The volume consists of a total of 12 writings on a variety of issues regarding capitalism in the region, focusing on China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines,
Oct. 18, 2012
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Journal explores public diplomacy in Asia
Global AsiaFall 2012(East Asia Foundation)The latest edition of “Global Asia,” a quarterly journal published by the East Asia Foundation, features seven articles on soft power, smart power and public diplomacy in Asia.“While economic and military power continue to dominate perceptions of geopolitical influence and shape the contours of traditional diplomacy, the idea that nations must also resort to soft power and public diplomacy in order to advance their interest has taken hold in much of the
Oct. 18, 2012
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Asia’s top literary award looking for new sponsor
HONG KONG (AFP) ― The organisers of Asia’s most prestigious prize for literature said Thursday they were looking for a new sponsor after the Man Group announced it was ending its funding for the prize after six years.The Man Asian Literary Prize began in 2007 and is given to the best novel by an Asian writer, either written in English or translated into English.The prize ― which aims to raise appreciation of Asian literature ― said the Man Group, a London-based investment firm, would end its six
Oct. 18, 2012
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Johnny Depp to launch publishing venture
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp has teamed up with HarperCollins to publish books that float his boat, some by famous and others by relatively unknown authors, the company said Tuesday.In the “Infinitum Nihil” collection “Depp will publish titles that reflect his diverse interests and passions,” HarperCollins said, in a statement released by its New York headquarters.“Infinitum Nihil will be a home for authentic, outspoken, and visionary ideas and voices, from authors
Oct. 17, 2012
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Chinese author savages Beijing at German awards
BERLIN (AFP) ― Chinese dissident author Liao Yiwu on Sunday tore into the leadership in Beijing, describing his homeland as an “inhuman empire with bloody hands” as he scooped a prestigious German book prize.The author, also known as Lao Wei, added that the Chinese state was a “massive scrap heap that must break apart” and accused the West of “colluding with the executioners under the cover of free trade.”Liao was speaking as he collected the German Book Trade Peace Prize, the country’s second h
Oct. 15, 2012
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Korea lifts ban on French erotic novel by de Sade
South Korea has lifted a ban on the erotic novel “The 120 Days of Sodom” by the 18th-century French nobleman and writer the Marquis de Sade, just weeks after barring it for “extreme obscenity.”The Korea Publication Ethics Commission, a state review board, accepted an appeal by publishing house Dongsuh Press that the book had significant literary value, senior board official Jang Tag-hwan told AFP on Monday.“The commission auditors, after reviewing related documents submitted by the publisher, co
Oct. 15, 2012
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Court orders Kafka scripts moved to Israeli National Library
JERUSALEM (AP) ― After a long, tangled journey that Franz Kafka could have written about himself, an unseen treasure of writings by the surrealist author will be put on display and later online, an Israeli court ruled in documents released Sunday.Ownership of the papers had been in dispute after the Israeli National Library claimed them, over the wishes of two sisters who had inherited the vast collection of rare documents from their mother and insisted on keeping them.Friday’s ruling by the Tel
Oct. 15, 2012
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Gong chronicles 25-year literary career
Popular author Gong Ji-young, who is also known for her social activism, has published an anthology chronicling her 25-year literary career. The book, titled “To love is to be hurt,” consists of a total of 365 excerpts from Gong’s previous novels and essays.“The book is my own celebration of my career,” Gong told reporters during a press conference in Seoul, Monday. “I chose a total of 365 entries, as one year consists of 365 days. I thought it’d be nice for my readers to read one entry a day.”G
Oct. 15, 2012
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Nobel winner Mo Yan urges China dissident’s freedom
BEIJING (AP) ― China’s newly named Nobel laureate for literature expressed hope Friday that an imprisoned Chinese winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be freed, putting a dent in the ruling Communist Party’s attempts to burnish its credentials with the latest prize.Mo Yan, the first Chinese writer to win the literature Nobel, made the comments about dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded the Peace Prize while serving a prison sentence for opposing single-party rule, in response to a question at a
Oct. 14, 2012
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K-lit forums to be held in Spain, France
Literary forums featuring modern Korean literature will be held in Spain and France, according to the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea). The upcoming events in Europe follow LTI Korea’s two-day session forum held in the U.S. last week.The state-run organization kicked off its literary tour on Friday, holding its first sessions in Washington, D.C. Poet Oh Se-young and novelists Oh Jung-hee and Lee Hye-kyung attended the event, which was held at the Korean Cultural Center in Wa
Oct. 14, 2012
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Mo Yan of China wins Nobel Literature Prize
STOCKHOLM (AFP) ― Chinese author Mo Yan on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize for writing that mixes folk tales, history and the contemporary, the Swedish Academy announced.“Through a mixture of fantasy and reality, historical and social perspectives, Mo Yan has created a world reminiscent in its complexity of those in the writings of William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, at the same time finding a departure point in old Chinese literature and in oral tradition,” the Swedish Academy
Oct. 11, 2012
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Mo Yan: Chronicler of chaotic Chinese century
BEIJING (AFP) ― Mo Yan has focused an unflinching eye on what he calls the darkness and ugliness of 20th-century Chinese society in a prolific writing career that on Thursday landed him the 2012 Nobel prize for literature.Mo Yan, one of China’s leading writers of the past half-century, became the first Chinese national and just the second Chinese-language writer to be awarded the coveted prize.The 57-year-old, whose real name is Guan Moye, is perhaps best-known abroad for his 1987 novella “Red S
Oct. 11, 2012
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Another disappointing year for Koreans
It is another disappointing year for Ko Un, one of the nation’s most acclaimed living poets.He has been regarded as a potential winner for the Nobel Prize in literature by local media since 2002.As of Thursday, Korea remains the only country in Northeast Asia without a Nobel laureate in literature. Japan’s Oe Kenzaburo won the award in 1994 and now China claims a laureate in literature with Wednesday’s win by Mo Yan.“Oe Kenzaburo and Haruki Murakami have been vocal about international issues and
Oct. 11, 2012
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Poets select 240 poems by Ko Un
Like a Day of Feast, By Ko Un, (Changbi Publishers) Five poets selected 240 works by renowned poet Ko Un, who has been writing poems for the last 55 years, for publication. The newly published collection, titled “Like a Day of Feast,” is a joint project by poets Lee Si-young, Kim Seung-hee, Ahn Do-hyun, Park Seong-woo and Ko Hyeong-ryeol. Seoul National University professor emeritus Baek Nak-cheong also participated in the selection process.The collection begins with “Tuberculosis,” which is the
Oct. 11, 2012
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Wisdom from a Navy SEAL
The Warrior’s Heart, By Eric Greitens, (Houghton Mifflin)Eric Greitens came from the humblest of beginnings to become a Rhodes scholar, a national boxing champion, a PhD, a Navy SEAL, an Iraq war veteran, a humanitarian and a bestselling author from writing about his experiences.Now the 38-year-old is back with “The Warrior’s Heart,” a young-adult adaptation of his bestselling memoir for adults, “The Heart and the Fist,” that offers living proof of its tag line: Becoming a Man of Compassion and
Oct. 11, 2012
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Riverside inspires hometown girl author Straight
Susan Straight lives mere blocks from where she was born in the Inland Empire town of Riverside. She says there are two types of people, those who stay and those who leave. Straight has always stayed.“All I am is a writer and a mom,” says Straight, the author of eight novels, divorced mother of three daughters and a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside.On a recent Monday afternoon, just a few days before the release of her latest novel, “Between Heaven and Here” (McSweeneys, $24), Strai
Oct. 11, 2012
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Early 20th-century Korea seen through British painter’s eyes
By Claire Lee Looking at her paintings is almost like watching a documentary about early 20th-century Korea. From a wedding feast in Korea’s countryside in 1921 to a picturesque night sky in Wonsan, Gangwon Province, British painter Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)’s works exhibit her obvious attachment and understanding of Korean culture and its people. Some of her paintings, especially the portraits of the ordinary, are almost journalistic in nature, capturing the essence of her subjects. She drew
Oct. 11, 2012