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Ten Korean writers on a country sawn in half

About the Article

Article
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/07/inside-story-korea-london-book-fair
Journal
The Guardian
Issued Date
April 07, 2014
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED KINGDOM
City
-
Book
The Shadow Of Arms Cornell East Asia Series No. 73 , The guest , An appointment with my brother , Our Twisted Hero , THE POET
Writer
Yi Mun-yol , Hwang Sok-yong
Translator
Chun Kyung-ja,Chun Kyung-ja,Maya West,Suh Ji-Moon,Kevin O`Rourke,Chung Chong-wha,Anthony of Taizé

About the Author

  • Yi Mun-yol
  • Birth : 1948 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Mun-yol
  • Family Name : Yi
  • Korean Name : 이문열
  • ISNI : 0000000081755894
  • Works : 91
Descriptions - 1 Languages
  • English(English)

After two years of political hot potatoes – first China and then Turkey – this year's "market focus" country presents a different challenge to the London Book Fair, which runs this week: who wants to read books from Korea? The choice of name could be dismissed as opportunistically misleading: Korea is two countries, but the 10 writers who will be at the book fair are all from the south.

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  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    人的儿子
    Yi Mun-yol et al / 이문열 / 1997
  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    客人
    Hwang Sok-yong et al / 황석영 / 2006
  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    诗人
    Yi Mun-yol et al / 이문열 / 2005

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