This year, Korea was invited to the largest book fair in Turkey—the Istanbul Book Fair, which ran from November 4th to 7th. Korea was selected as this year’s Guest of Honor; a choice that is particularly meaningful, as 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations...

On 22nd Oct, LTI Korea held a literary evening with novelist Kim Ae-ran in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, as part of the 2016 Festive Korea, organized by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong. Kim Ae-ran read an extract from her novel, My Palpitating Life, in front of...

LTI Korea participated in the 2016 Tokyo International Book Fair (TIBF), held from September 23 to 25, and held events in Tokyo and Fukuoka. LTI Korea took writers Kim Insuk and Cheon Un-yeong to Japan this year. Cheon saw the Japanese translation of her novel Ginger released early this year by...

Korea was invited as the Guest of Honor at the 2016 Paris International Book Fair, held from March 16–20, in celebration of 130 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and France. Nearly 3,000 writers from 45 countries attended the fair where around 800 events were held. A total of 30 Korean...

LTI Korea held a translation workshop at University of Rome from December 4–5.Twenty bachelor’s students and two master’s students majoring in Korean Studies participated in the workshop during the current semester and translated Chun Woon-young’s “The Aftertaste of Sea Squirts” under the guidance...