News from Abroad (1151)

Murder is more cumbersome than you think
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- German
Murder is more cumbersome than you think

INDO&NY
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11 March 2020

Byongsu Kim is 70. He was a vet. But most of all he was a serial killer. Today, he suffers from Alzheimer's. His murders more than a quarter of a century back. But now he had once again ran to protect his daughter, he says. Because a successor makes the area unsafe. Kim is convinced to have him in...
Znovu ožít ve slovech. Han Kang vyměnila román za báseň o zmrtvýchvstání
- Article
- Czech
Znovu ožít ve slovech. Han Kang vyměnila román za báseň o zmrtvýchvstání

Czech
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Český rozhlas
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Jan 23, 2020

V roce 2016 získala jihokorejská autorka International Booker Prize za román Vegetariánka, chválu sklidila i za znepokojivé vylíčení masakru ve městě Kwangdžu v knize Kde kvete tráva. I se třetí do češtiny přeloženou prózou, nazvanou Bílá kniha, potvrzuje Han Kang pověst osobité spisovatelky, která...
SHORT STORIES
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- English
SHORT STORIES

Daily Mail
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Jan 23, 2020

In the titular tale, retired serial killer Kim Byeongsu is forgetting everything — words, days, events, the last person he murdered. Dementia is erasing his world, replacing vivid recollections with a fog of doubt and despair.
LA VEGETARIANA Han Kang
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- Italian
LA VEGETARIANA Han Kang

Italia
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Un libro tira l'altro ovvero il passaparola dei libri
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2020/01/10

La Vegetariana: un titolo fuorviante. Non c’è niente qua che riguardi la scelta alimentare a cui noi siamo sempre più abituati, dovuta a motivi morali o di salute. Yeong-hye è una donna tranquilla che da un giorno all’altro, dopo un incubo tremendo, decide di eliminare completamente dalla sua vita...
When students rise in protest, in the pages of novels: Six books to read
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- English
When students rise in protest, in the pages of novels: Six books to read

U.K
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Scroll.in
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January 11, 2020

Resistance, when led by the youth, is fiery and inspirational. Oppression by governments wearing the face of a state, stodgy and unmovable, can appear unbearable, but the power of student protests has a pristine quality, an energy and an urgency that remains undefeated – especially over time, and...

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International Events (59)

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...
The International Literature Festival in Dublin
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- Ireland
The International Literature Festival in Dublin

2018/05/19 to 2018/05/27

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) (President: Kim Sa-in) sponsored author Bae Suah’s participation at the International Literature Festival Dublin in Ireland. Held in Dublin, the UNESCO City of Literature, the International Literature Festival Dublin takes place each spring...
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...
PEN World Voices Festival
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- USA
PEN World Voices Festival

2017/05/01 to 2017/05/07

With support from the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea, President: Kim Seong-Kon, propfessor Emeritus at Seoul National University), Korean writers Bae Suah and Han Yujoo participated in the 13th PEN World Voices Festival, held from May 1 to 7. Organized by the PEN American...
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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Translated Books (330)

Η χορτοφάγος
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- Greek
- Available
Η χορτοφάγος

Greece
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Χαν Γκανγκ
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한강
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Η ΓιόνγκΧιε και ο σύζυγός της είναι δύο άνθρωποι του μέσου όρου. Εκείνος πηγαινοέρχεται δουλοπρεπώς στο γραφείο του, δεν διακατέχεται από καμία φιλοδοξία. Εκείνη δεν τη χαρακτηρίζει κανένα πάθος,...
Я буду скучать
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- Russian
- Available
Я буду скучать

Russia
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Ким Эран
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김애란
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Отрывок из книги «Я буду скучать» - "Я появился на свет, когда моим родителям было по семнадцать лет. В этом году семнадцать исполнилось мне.Никто не знает, доживу ли я до восемнадцати. Будущее...
黑色花
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- Chinese
- Available
黑色花

Taiwan
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金英夏
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김영하
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

◎榮獲2004年東仁文學獎吹著笛子的太監、賤民孤兒、叛教的神父、能降神的巫師、見風使舵的小偷、身上泛著鹿血氣味的少女、認不清現實的王族、夢想建設新大韓的退伍軍人…… 　　他們是離鄉背井，偶然在歷史的塵埃中開花之人，　　就算活得事與願違，仍要在這片黑色大地上，植下夢想與生命。　　「我總是被那些遠赴他鄉，然後消失無蹤的人所牽動，這次也不例外。那些在一九○五年離開濟物浦，...
白
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- Chinese
- Available
白

Taiwan
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韓江
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한강
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

國際曼布克文學獎得主韓江最新作品再度入圍國際曼布克文學獎決選英國《衛報》選為「今日之書」　　白是嬰兒的臉，是還沒蒸過的半月糕，美得彷彿不存在於這世上。　　白是遇害的幽靈將身軀投進白色燭芯的火焰。　　白是某種費力想跟自己內在的某部分訣別的人。　　白是老家夜晚一同傾瀉而下、映入眼簾的數千顆星星。　　白是沉默凝結成最小且堅硬的物品。　　白是舊的痛苦尚未完全癒合，新的痛苦尚未完全裂開...
見
- Book
- Chinese
- Available
見

Taiwan
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金英夏
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김영하
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary essays

書評家譽為「韓國的卡夫卡」　　韓國王牌製作人羅PD《懂也沒用的神祕雜學詞典》節目固定嘉賓　　李箱文學獎、東仁文學獎、黃順元文學獎、萬海文學獎、現代文學獎、文學村作家獎得主　　◎這是一個你不知道的金英夏（他不喜歡搭飛機、當兵時負責編輯犯人日記、大四去算命被預言靠講話和寫字為生、預測電影票房老是成為反指標……）　　◎這是一本你可以窺見其小說幕後、一探作家腦迴路的散文集　　「我們生活在信息、...