This is an introductory booklet on novelist Hwang Sok-yong, produced for literary events at the 2008 Guadalajara International Book Fair and a nearby university. In celebration of the publication of the Spanish translation of The Guest, Hwang Sok-yong participated in literary events at the Guadalajara International Book Fair and University of Guadalajara, where he interacted with readers in Mexico. Hwang Sok-yong became the first Korean writer to deliver a keynote speech at the Guadalajara International Book Fair .