News from Abroad (1151)

Murder is more cumbersome than you think
- Article
- 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
- Article
- 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
- Article
- 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
- Event
- 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
- Event
- 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
- Event
- 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
- Event
- 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
- Event
- 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 (319)

The White Book
- Book
- English
The White Book

U.K.
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Han Kang
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한강
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2017
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

From the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for The Vegetarian From the author of The Vegetarian and Human Acts comes a book like no other. The White Book is a meditation on colour,...
Мемуары убийцы
- Book
- Russian
Мемуары убийцы

Russia
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Ким Енха
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김영하
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Аннотация к книге "Мемуары убийцы" Главный герой романа - бывший серийный убийца, оставивший свое занятие двадцать пять лет назад. Тела его жертв захоронены в бамбуковом лесу; его приемная дочь Ынхи...
Bílá kniha
- Book
- Czech
Bílá kniha

Czech Republic
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Han Kang
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한강
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Bílá kniha je intimní meditací o barvě. Náladu uvozuje výčet bílých věcí: sůl, sníh, led, měsíc, rýže, vlny, magnólie... Zároveň jde o autobiograficky laděné rozjímání nad smrtí vypravěččiny sestry,...
Aufzeichnungen eines Serienmörders
- Book
- German
Aufzeichnungen eines Serienmörders

Germany
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YOUNG-HA KIM
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김영하
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Tierarzt Byongsu Kim (70) ist »pensionierter« Serienmörder. Er verbringt seine Zeit damit, Klassiker zu lesen und Gedichte zu schreiben. Kurz nachdem er in seinem Viertel einem Mann begegnet, den er...
Blanco
- Book
- Spanish
Blanco

Spain
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Han Kang
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한강
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

A partir de la redacción aparentemente banal de una lista de cosas blancas, Han Kang hace un conmovedor ejercicio de introspección, buscando el epicentro de su dolor existencial. En algunas culturas...