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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Questions investigating the journalist
Award-winning investigative journalist Jonathan Franklin’s book, “33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners,” is the result of rare but hard-earned access and smart sensitivity to the men who underwent this incredible ordeal.“Some curtains ought never to be pulled back; others deserve to be ripped down,” he tells 20 Questions. Franklin travels throughout Lati
April 22, 2011
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Former prosecutor metes out justice in new murder-mystery
LOS ANGELES ― It’s telling that the title of Marcia Clark’s murder-mystery debut is smaller than her name on the novel’s cover. Clark is best known as the lead prosecutor in the media circus known as the O.J. Simpson murder trial. She’s less recognized as an author, even though her 1998 book about the case, “Without a Doubt,” spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.Co-writing a book
April 22, 2011
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Shin’s novel climbing NYT bestseller list
“Please Look After Mom,” the English edition of a Korean novel by Shin Kyung-sook, is climbing the bestseller list of the New York Times, setting a new record in Korean literature.The book ranked 21st in the hardcover fiction category of NYT’s bestseller list to be released on April 24, said KL Management, which handles the book’s copyright.The ranking is based on total sales from April 3-9. Shin’
April 17, 2011
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New Books
A charming look at the elementsPeriodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, From Arsenic to ZincBy Hugh Aldersey-Williams(Ecco, $25)Some people collect coins or baseball cards. Others collect stamps or Pez dispensers. Hugh Aldersey-Williams collects the building blocks of the universe.Aldersey-Williams has been trying to collect pure samples of every element known to humankind -- from the c
April 15, 2011
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Abby Sunderland revisits her around-the-world sailing adventure in book, documentary
Abby Sunderland is sitting barefoot aboard her brother’s boat in Marina del Rey on a recent morning, her blond hair fluttering in the light breeze. The only physical evidence of the five months she traveled by herself at sea before her sailboat rolled over, ripping off her mast and soaking everything on board, is a simple rope bracelet.The knotted white band on her left wrist was a gift from one o
April 15, 2011
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[Herald Interview] ‘Korean writers should overcome nationalism’
Director of the Seoul International Forum for Literature speaks about the role of literature in multi-platform worldKorean authors should move on from nationalist writing and learn about the current trends in world literature, Kim Seong-kon, director of the third Seoul International Forum for Literature, said.“What the global audience is interested in can be quite different (from what Korean autho
April 11, 2011
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EVENTS CALENDER
Exhibitions“Koo Bohnchang”: One of South Korea’s most renowned photographers, Koo Bohn-chang, is holding a solo exhibition at Kukje Gallery. Not only parts from his different series but also his personal collections of eclectic objects are on display, giving the viewers a hint of Koo’s youth, attitudes towards photography and more. The exhibition runs through April 30 at Kukje Gallery in Sogyeok-d
April 8, 2011
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New Books
Insider’s account of city politicsPolitics and PastaBy Vincent “Buddy” Cianci Jr(St. Martin’s Press, $30)In the fall of 1974, a few days after he was elected mayor of Providence, R.I., Buddy Cianci sipped beer with a few reporters and joked about the “Philistines” he had ousted from city hall.The denizens of the Democratic machine that had run the city for 30 years had trashed the place, he said,
April 8, 2011
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Author once confused with his writer father returns to the story of his youth in memoir
Andre Dubus III does not look like a man on a journey. Instead, sitting at an outdoor table at the Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, the 51-year-old author appears, finally, to have arrived. That may seem a stretch, considering his 1999 novel “House of Sand and Fog” was an Oprah Book Club selection and a finalist for the National Book Award, but Dubus has never had an easy road.The son of th
April 8, 2011
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‘Mildred Pierce’s’ sober realism takes it beyond noir
Of all the classic noir writers, perhaps none has been as tarnished by the brush of genre as James M. Cain. That’s because Cain was not just a great hard-boiled novelist but a great novelist, period, whose vision of 1930s Southern California is as acute and resonant as anything ever written about that time and place.His first novel, “The Postman Always Rings Twice,” published when he was 42, is sa
April 8, 2011
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Poet Ko Un shares his attachment to Czech culture
Ko Un, one of the most acclaimed living poets in Korea, shared his attachment for Prague and Czech culture at a Prague-themed book launch event held at Ceske Info Centrum (Czech Information Center) in Seoul, Thursday.The newly-released Korean language book, “Praha,” contains a total of 16 stories and essays about Prague by 14 established Czech writers, including Franz Kafka (1883-1924) and Jan Ner
April 3, 2011
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Korea Best Seller
Murder and affectionPhoto Shop MurderBy Kim Young-ha(Jimoondang, 5,000 won)Kim Young-ha, one of the leading contemporary literary voices of Korea, has been capturing both the absurd and the mundane in our society. One of his short stories, “Photo Shop Murder,” portrays modern individuals who are desperate for affection while completely losing their morals and values.The nameless protagonist, who w
April 1, 2011
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New Books
Literature Still MattersThe Use and Abuse of LiteratureBy Marjorie Garber(Pantheon Books, $28.95)In an age that prizes short bursts of electronic information, Harvard English professor Marjorie Garber asks whether literature still matters. As might be expected of someone who has spent her career teaching Shakespeare to undergraduates, she answers with a resounding “yes.”Garber sets the stage for h
April 1, 2011
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Vampire writer becomes millionaire
26-year-old author Amanda Hocking signs a book contract worth more than $2 millionAmanda Hocking, a 26-year-old author in Austin, Minnesota who’s considered the biggest e-book seller in the world, has signed with an ink-and-paper publisher for a book contract reportedly worth more than $2 million. The four-book deal was confirmed Thursday by Hector DeJean, a spokesman for St. Martin’s Press.“I alw
April 1, 2011
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Debut novel tells story of male friendships
Men may be overrepresented in the halls of power and executive suites, but a look around the bookshelves shows that boys are a great source of anxiety to teachers, parents and experts these days. One can’t escape titles like “The Trouble With Boys” and “Boys Adrift.”For a fascinating look into the world of boys and how they evolve into men, my money is on Hannah Pittard and her debut novel, “The F
April 1, 2011
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New Books
Career tips for working womenTurn Your Passion into Your CareerBy Kim Joo-yeon(Business Books, 13,000 won)Being a working woman in Korea isn’t necessarily easy, especially when you are in your 20s and 30s.There are tough decisions to make between your career and family, and promotions and salaries to worry about. Being on good terms with everyone at work can be a challenge.For any working woman wh
March 25, 2011
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Korea Best Seller
Growing up in a port cityChinatownBy Oh Jung-hee(Jimoondang, 5,000 won)Set in the port city of Incheon in the 1950s, author Oh Jung-hee’s novella “Chinatown” explores the theme of growing up in post-war Korea.The narrator is a 12-year-old elementary school girl who has recently moved to Incheon with her family after the Korean War. Her family settles in Incheon’s Chinatown, where the streets are s
March 25, 2011
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‘Dreadfully’ yours, Jane Austen fans
The further they get from Jane Austen, the better the zombie mash-up books become.Enter “Dreadfully Ever After” by Steve Hockensmith, book three in a zombie trilogy that started with “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” which was a combination of Jane Austen’s classic novel of manners set in the early 1800s and contemporary zombie movie mania.The first in the series was “Dawn of the Dreadfuls” by Ho
March 25, 2011
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Wesley Stace fuses music and literature
Singer-songwriter’s new book tells story of fictional English composerJohn Wesley Harding is Wesley Stace.That is, Wesley Stace is John Wesley Harding.That is, they’re the same person. Folk-rocker Harding ― intelligent, bardic songwright ― is the nom de rock of Wesley Stace, novelist, whose splendid new book “Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer” is out now.As usual, all sorts of things are a
March 25, 2011
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N.Y. judge calls off plans for Google library
NEW YORK (AP) ― A judge on Tuesday rejected a deal between Internet search leader Google and the book industry that would have put millions of volumes online, citing anti-trust concerns and the need for involvement from Congress while acknowledging the potential benefit of putting literature in front of the masses.U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin in Manhattan said the creation of a universal library
March 23, 2011