E-Book (9)

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...
The Future of Silence
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- E-Book
The Future of SilenceO Chong-hui / Kim Chi-wŏn / Sŏ Yŏng-ŭn / Pak Wan-sŏ / Kong Sŏn-ok / Han Yujoo / Kim Sagwa / Ch'ŏn Un-yŏng / KIM Ae-ran

Bruce Fulton
Ju-Chan Fulton
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2018

These nine stories span half a century of contemporary writing in Korea (1970s–2010s), bringing together some of the most famous twentieth-century women writers with a new generation of young, bold voices. Their work explores a world not often seen in the West, taking us into the homes, families,...
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-...
Knife Marks
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- E-Book
Knife MarksAe-ran Kim

Sora Kim-Russell
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2009
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]
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- 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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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 (131)

外は夏
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- Japanese
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外は夏

Japan
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キム・エラン
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김애란
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

推薦・若松英輔「居場所を見失うことは誰にでもある。ひとはそれをふたたび、おのれの痛みのなかにも見出し得る。そうした静かな、しかし、燃えるような生の叡知がこの作品集を貫いている。」汚れた壁紙を張り替えよう、と妻が深夜に言う。幼い息子を事故で亡くして以来、凍りついたままだった二人の時間が、かすかに動き出す（「立冬」）。いつのまにか失われた恋人への思い、愛犬との別れ、...
Princess Bari
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- 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
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- Japanese
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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
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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...
Znajomy świat
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Znajomy świat

Poland
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Hwang Sok-yong
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황석영
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2018
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

,,To bez watpienia najsilniejszy glos wspólczesnej Azji". Kenzaburo Oe, laureat Literackiej Nagrody Nobla ,,Potezna refleksja nad kapitalizmem w wykonaniu jednego z najznakomitszych koreanskich...

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News from Abroad (259)

After K-pop, translated Korean books are now the latest obsession — here are the top Korean authors you should read right now
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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...
韓国現代作家の旗手の一人。スノードームの中に流れる時間と、置き去りになった人の心の揺れを、丁寧に描き込んだ名短篇集
- Article
- Japanese
韓国現代作家の旗手の一人。スノードームの中に流れる時間と、置き去りになった人の心の揺れを、丁寧に描き込んだ名短篇集

Japan
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エキサイトニュース
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July 29, 2019

◆危機的状況の人々に寄せる深い洞察七篇の小説を読んで、表紙のタイトルを再び眺めると、読者は作家が用意した繊細なアイロニーをうけとめることになる。外は夏。このタイトルは「風景の使い道」という一篇で、語り手がふと、夏の日のスノードームを思い描く場面から取られている。そう、中は真冬なのだ。
'At Dusk' Exposes South Korea Through A Variety Of Lenses
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'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
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- 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.
ТОП-10 книжных новинок июня
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ТОП-10 книжных новинок июня

Ukraine
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Информатор
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June 26, 2019

Почти неизвестный украинским читателям, Хван Согён является одним из самых известных корейских писателей современности и наиболее вероятным претендентом от Южной Кореи на Нобелевскую премию по литературе.

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International Events (32)

Korean literature event with the City of Bucheon
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- Republic of Korea
Korean literature event with the City of Bucheon

2018/10/12

LTI Korea and the City of Bucheon Co-host ‘Three Korean Literary Works Through the Lens of Asian Translation’ Event On October 12, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) (President: Kim Sa-in) co-hosted a Korean literature event with the City of Bucheon to celebrate the first...
PEN World Voices Festival
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- 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 Istanbul Book Fair in Turkey
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- Turkey
The Istanbul Book Fair in Turkey

2017/11/04 to 2017/11/07

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...
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...
Festive Korea
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- China
Festive Korea

2016/10/21

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...

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La liste officielle des 30 auteurs sud-coréens invités à Livre Paris

E-Book (9)

At DuskHwang Sok-yong

The Future of SilenceO Chong-hui / Kim Chi-wŏn / Sŏ Yŏng-ŭn / Pak Wan-sŏ / Kong Sŏn-ok / Han Yujoo / Kim Sagwa / Ch'ŏn Un-yŏng / KIM Ae-ran

Familiar ThingsHwang Sok-yong

Knife MarksAe-ran Kim

The Shadow of ArmsHwang Suk-Young

Princess Bari [Kindle Edition]Hwang Sok-yong

El huésped [Kindle Edition]Hwang Sok-yong

The Old GardenHWANG SOK-YOUNG

The guestHwang Sok-yong

Translated Books (131)

外は夏

Princess Bari

モレ村の子どもたち

Парідеґі

Znajomy świat

News from Abroad (259)

After K-pop, translated Korean books are now the latest obsession — here are the top Korean authors you should read right now

韓国現代作家の旗手の一人。スノードームの中に流れる時間と、置き去りになった人の心の揺れを、丁寧に描き込んだ名短篇集

'At Dusk' Exposes South Korea Through A Variety Of Lenses

AUTOUR DE LA CORÉE : RENCONTRE AVEC JEAN-NOËL JUTTET

ТОП-10 книжных новинок июня

International Events (32)

Korean literature event with the City of Bucheon

PEN World Voices Festival

The Istanbul Book Fair in Turkey

The Turin International Book Fair / Korean Literature Event in Milan

Festive Korea

Report/Texts (32)

2017 한국문학번역원 번역아카데미 특별과정 제9·10기 번역실습 작품집: 중어권 Republic of Korea / Literature Translation Institute of Korea / 2017

2017 한국문학번역원 번역아카데미 특별과정 제9·10기 번역실습 작품집: 일어권 Republic of Korea / Literature Translation Institute of Korea / 2017

세계가 취한 우리문학 Republic of Korea / 은평역사한옥박물관 / 2017

Kore Roman, Öykü ve Şiir Antolojisi Turkey / Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism / 2017

2016 해외 원어민 번역가 초청 연수 사업 자료집 Republic of Korea / Literature Translation Institute of Korea / 2016