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Society & The Imagination: Novels Testify to Their Era | LIST

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http://koreanliteraturenow.com/node/956
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Republic of Korea
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Seoul
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list_Books from Korea
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http://koreanliteraturenow.com
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SPECIAL EDITION 2011

E-Book (7)

At Dusk
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- E-Book
At DuskHwang Sok-yong

Sora Kim-Russell
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2018

In the evening of his life, a wealthy man begins to wonder if he might have missed the point. Park Minwoo is a success story. Born into poverty in a miserable neighbourhood of Seoul, he has ridden the wave of development in his country. Now the director of a large architectural firm, his hard work...
Familiar Things
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- E-Book
Familiar ThingsHwang Sok-yong

Sora Kim-Russell
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2017

Seoul. On the outskirts of South Korea's glittering metropolis is a place few people know about: a vast landfill site called Flower Island. Home to those driven from the city by poverty, is it here that 14-year-old Bugeye and his mother arrive, following his father's internment in a government 're-...
The Shadow of Arms
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- E-Book
The Shadow of ArmsHwang Suk-Young

Chun Kyung-ja
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2014

A novel of the black markets of the South Vietnamese city of Da Nang during the Vietnam War, based on the author's experiences as a self-described South Korean mercenary on the side of the South Vietnamese, this is a Vietnam War novel like no other, truly one that sees the war from all sides...
Princess Bari [Kindle Edition]
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- E-Book
Princess Bari [Kindle Edition]Hwang Sok-yong

Sora Kim-Russell
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2015

In a drab North Korean city, a seventh daughter is born to a couple longing for a son. Abandoned hours after her birth, she is eventually rescued by her grandmother. The old woman names the child Bari, after a legend telling of a forsaken princess who undertakes a quest for an elixir that will...
El huésped [Kindle Edition]
- Spanish
- E-Book
El huésped [Kindle Edition]Hwang Sok-yong

Chong Gu Sok
Francisco Carranza Romero
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2008

Fue publicado en Corea en el 2001, siendo un bestseller en su país de origen. En El huésped —como llaman a la viruela en la tradición coreana—, el autor compara dos ideologías occidentales: catolicismo y marxismo, con una plaga mortal, causa de muchos conflictos. Por primera vez en muchos años, el...
The Old Garden
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- E-Book
The Old GardenHWANG SOK-YOUNG

Jay Oh
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2011

Political prisoner Hyun Woo is freed after eighteen years to find no trace of the world he knew. The friends with whom he shared utopianist dreams are gone. His Seoul is unrecognizably transformed and aggressively modernized. Yoon Hee, the woman he loved, died three years ago. A broken man, he...
The guest
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The guestHwang Sok-yong

Kyung-Ja Chun
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2011

Based on actual events, The Guest is a profound portrait of a divided people haunted by a painful past, and a generation's search for reconciliation. During the Korean War, Hwanghae Province in North Korea was the setting of a gruesome fifty-two day massacre. In an act of collective amnesia the...

Translated Books (190)

広場
- Book
- Japanese
- Available
広場

Japan
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崔仁勲
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최인훈
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

朝鮮半島にある二つの国家。朝鮮戦争停戦後、釈放捕虜となった李明俊は、腐敗した南に留まることも硬直した北への帰還も拒み、第三国行きを希望するがーー。分断された社会の本質に迫り、その対立の狭間で葛藤し続ける人間を描いた、世紀を越えて読まれるロングセラー小説。作家のことば Source : https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/16045548/
Shpirtra të flakur
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- Albanian
- Available
Shpirtra të flakur

Albania
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Hwang Sok-yong
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황석영
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Ngjarjet e këtij romani na çojnë në periferitë e Seulit, metropolit të Koresë së Jugut dhe "mrekullisë së lumit Han", duke na lejuar që të kuptojmë se çfarë fshihet pas zhvillimit të shpejtë ekonomik...
Princess Bari
- Book
- English
Princess Bari

U.S.A
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Hwang Sok-yong
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황석영
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Princess Bari tells the story of a young girl, frail and brave, who escapes from famine and death in North Korea in the 1990s. Seeking refuge in China before crossing oceans in the hold of a cargo...
モレ村の子どもたち
- Book
- Japanese
- Available
モレ村の子どもたち

Japan
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ファン・ソギョン
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황석영
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction
Парідеґі
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- Ukrainian
- Available
Парідеґі

Ukraine
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Хван Соґьон
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황석영
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Вона народилася сьомою донькою в сім'ї, де так гаряче чекали на хлопчика. Боячись гніву чоловіка, напівпритомна матір залишає її у лісовій гущавині, однак вірний пес родини, зачувши біду, приносить...

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News from Abroad (230)

ブームのK文学から厳選、街の光と影を映す4作。
- Article
- Japanese
ブームのK文学から厳選、街の光と影を映す4作。

Japan
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PEN
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Hwang Sok-Yong - Die Lotosblüte
- Article
- German
Hwang Sok-Yong - Die Lotosblüte

Germany
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swr
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November 24, 2019

Der erotische Roman des Koreaners Hwang Sok-Yong spielt im 19. Jahrhundert und erzählt die abenteuerliche Lebensgeschichte der fiktiven koreanischen Halbwaise Chong
After K-pop, translated Korean books are now the latest obsession — here are the top Korean authors you should read right now
- Article
- English
After K-pop, translated Korean books are now the latest obsession — here are the top Korean authors you should read right now

Singapore
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BURO
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February 18, 2019

From K-pop girl groups to the trend-setting runways of Seoul Fashion Week, South Korea has the world transfixed with their unique take on arts and culture. With more than 80 literary works set to be translated and published in 22 languages, Korean authors are now set to spark plenty of buzz in 2019...
'At Dusk' Exposes South Korea Through A Variety Of Lenses
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- English
'At Dusk' Exposes South Korea Through A Variety Of Lenses

U.S.A
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NPR
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July 21, 2019

There has to be an equivalent of Americana in each country; art that digs deep into the culture and history of a place in a way that allows those who consume it to get a sense of what that country's shifting zeitgeist is like. With that in mind, Hwang Sok-yong's At Dusk is a perfect slice of...
AUTOUR DE LA CORÉE : RENCONTRE AVEC JEAN-NOËL JUTTET
- Article
- French
AUTOUR DE LA CORÉE : RENCONTRE AVEC JEAN-NOËL JUTTET

France
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MEDIAPART
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July 11, 2019

Du mercredi 21 au samedi 24 août à 16h, quatre moments de rencontres et d'échanges autour de la Corée à travers quatre approches différentes. → La littérature coréenne contemporaine : un autre regard sur le monde ? rencontre avec Jean-Noël Juttet.

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International Events (23)

PEN World Voices Festival
- Event
- USA
PEN World Voices Festival

2018/04/06 to 2018/04/22

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) (President: Kim Sa-in) sponsored author Hwang Sok-yong’s trip to New York for the PEN America World Voices Festival. The internationally-renowned festival takes place each spring and was held this year from April 6 th to the 22 nd with more...
The Turin International Book Fair / Korean Literature Event in Milan
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- Italy
The Turin International Book Fair / Korean Literature Event in Milan

2017/05/08 to 2017/05/14

In the second week of May, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea, President: Kim Seong-Kon, professor Emeritus at Seoul National University) held a Korean literature event in Milan with author Hwang Sok-yong, and participated in the Turin International Book Fair and hosted a...
The Paris International Book Fair
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- France
The Paris International Book Fair

2016/03/17 to 2016/03/20

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...
The London Book Fair
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- United Kingdom
The London Book Fair

2014/04/07 to 2014/04/11

This year’s London Book Fair, held from April 8-10 at Earls Court, was an exciting occasion for the Korean publishing and literary community, with Korea being showcased as the Market Focus country for 2014. The London Book Fair Korea Market Focus programme consisted broadly of two different types:...
LTI Korea: China Forum
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- China
LTI Korea: China Forum

2012/08/30 to 2012/09/01