KLN Vol. 61 includes an interview with the Featured Writer, Ha Seong-nan. Writer Yoon Chi Kyu, the interviewer, delves into various aspects of Ha Seong-nan’s various novels that have gained renewed attention through different channels and questions the points where the writer concentrated on during the translation process as well as the way the translator’s creativity and influences the author. Furthermore, the interview reflects on the significance of the power and messages that only fiction can offer in the contemporary era and encourages readers and writers alike to reevaluate their roles.

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These are the photographs of the KLN Vol. 61’s Featured Writer, Ha Seong-nan.

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This is the cover of KLN Vol. 61. It aesthetically represents the winged staff of Hermes from Greek mythology. Conveying that the work of a translator is similar to the task of Hermes, who crosses over between the world of gods and the world of humans to deliver the gods’ will to men, the illustration visualizes the theme of this volume of KLN, “The Artistry of Literary Translation and the Advent of AI.”

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This is a review of the Spanish translation of Lee Kiho’s At Least We Can Apologize

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This is a review of the English translation of Kim Haengsook’s Human Time.

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This is a review of the English translation of Bae Myung-hoon’s Launch Something!

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This is the first installment of the English translation of Jo Wihan’s The Tale of Choe Cheok, a Korean classic fiction, published in the Inkstone section of KLN Vol. 60. The Tale of Choe Cheok is part of a series, and its next and final installment will be published in the next issue, KLN Vol. 61.

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This is the full text of the English translation of “The Enemy of Capitalism” by Jeong Ji A, along with the accompanying illustration, published in the Bookmark section of KLN Vol. 60. The first-person protagonist feels ambivalent as she observes the life of Hyeonnam, who lacks proactive desires to do or want something. But eventually, she comes to the realization that in the capitalist society where desires are endlessly affirmed, someone like Hyeonnam may be the true enemy of capitalism.

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This is the full text of the English translation of “Martian Child” by Kim Seong Joong, along with the accompanying illustration, published in the Bookmark section of KLN Vol. 60. The first-person protagonist is a lab animal with webbed hands, who becomes the sole survivor on a space expedition to Mars. She meets the ghost of Laika, a dog that died in a space mission, and an abandoned exploration robot. The short story is characterized by a distinctively affectionate gaze toward those that are sacrificed and forgotten in the process of the expansion and exploitation of civilization symbolized by space exploration.

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This is a Cover Feature essay, along with the accompanying illustration, published in KLN Vol. 60. Under the title “We Have to Protect the Future of All Life,” literary critic Heo Hee criticizes the inadequacy of climate crisis prevention plans without a post-capitalist approach. He expresses hope that “cli-fi,” short for climate fiction, based on the ecological ethics of “non-violent, anti-capitalistic, and anti-hierarchical sentiments,” will contribute to transforming individuals’ sensitivity to climate change.

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