The theme of the 63rd issue of KLN is “Breath, Respite, and Emptiness.” In the Cover Feature, a critic, a writer, and a poet discuss the issue’s theme. The Featured Writer section presents an interview with the featured novelist Choi Eunmi, her short story “That Place,” and an essay on her artistic world. The Bookmark section features short story “Anatomical Part” by Lim Solah and “Representation and Presentation” by Yun Haeseo, as well as two poems each by poets Lee Min-ha and Hwang Yuwon. For classical fiction, this issue features an English translation of The Tale of Unyŏng. A team of reviewers consisting of critics, writers, a professor, and an editor have written reviews of five books, Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok-yong, Impossibles Adieux by Han Kang, Semilla (Seed) by Bora Chung, One-letter Dictionary by Kim So Yeon, and Father’s Liberation Diary by Jeong Ji A.

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This is the full text of Lee Jenny’s poems “Meeting on a Byroad” and “The Night’s Direction and Marble Games,” featured in the Bookmark section of KLN Vol. 62.

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This is the full text of Kim Byoungwoon’s “September Is a Prayer for the Estranged,” featured in the Bookmark section of KLN Vol. 62.

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This is a Cover Feature essay on the theme “Outside the Book, Inside the Bookshop” of KLN Vol. 62. Writer Keum Jungyun reflects on the significance of bookstores today, recalling the literary bookstore run by her uncle where she spent most of her time during her school days.

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This is a Cover Feature essay on the theme “Outside the Book, Inside the Bookshop” of KLN Vol. 62. Gu Sun-A, owner of the bookstore Yeonhui, analyzes the revival of independent bookstores and reflects on the significance of bookstores, which expand literary experiences.

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This is a Cover Feature essay on the theme “Outside the Book, Inside the Bookshop” of KLN Vol. 62. Han Min-jeong, the owner of Goyo Letter reflects on the significance of bookstores alongside the behind-the-scenes stories of planning programs that bring together literature and other artistic genres, such as music and photography.

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This is an essay on the works of Yi Won, the featured writer of KLN Vol. 62. Critic Song Hyun-ji focuses on the poet’s interest in human existence beyond the epithet associated the poet and analyzes the meaning of the “face,” which often appears in Yi’s poetry.

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These are ten poems by Yi Won, the featured writer of KLN Vol. 62.

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This is an interview with Yi Won, the featured writer of KLN Vol. 62. Fellow poet Ahn Miok interviews the poet, asking questions about the motifs of her various works, her interests, and her world of works.

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The theme of KLN Vol. 62 is “Outside the Book, Inside the Bookshop.” In the Cover Feature essays, bookstore owners and a writer discuss their own literary experiences. This issue includes an interview with the Featured Writer Yi Won, English translation of her works, and an essay on her works. The Bookmark section features two works of fiction, Kim Byungwoon’s “September Is a Prayer for the Estranged” and Seo Ije’s “Low Resolution,” as well as two poems each by poets Lee Jenny and Go Myeongjae, while the Inkstone section features an English translation of the classical novel “The Tale of a Young Maiden of the Yu Family.” Book reviews have been written by translators, editors, and writers. This issue features reviews of five books—Kim Bo-young’s On the Origin of Species and Other Stories, Cheon Seonran’s A Thousand Blues, Kim Ho-yeon’s Uncanny Convenience Store, Chang Kang-myoung’s Pasukan Buzzer, and Kim Hyesoon’s Autobiography of Death.

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