News from Abroad (1145)

Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-ha review – dark stories from South Korea
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- English
Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-ha review – dark stories from South Korea

U.K
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The Guardian
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Wed 1 Jan 2020

Given that loss of memory has become a familiar device in fiction, and the psychopath such a popular character archetype, we shouldn’t be too surprised by the notion of a serial killer hero with Alzheimer’s. The title story of South Korean author Kim Young-ha’s collection is a first-person...
海外＆日本文学でチョイス！　2019年、読み逃せない話題の本２０
- Article
- Japanese
海外＆日本文学でチョイス！　2019年、読み逃せない話題の本２０

Japan
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ELLE Japan
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2019/12/28

2019年も時代を映した物語が日本で、海外で、数々生まれた。そこにあるのは物語でありながら私たちの現実でもある。年末年始に読んでおきたい20冊を、本読みのプロが厳選。時代が変わる前にチェック！『エル・ジャポン』2月号より。
文学なら世界はONE TEAM！？2019年の海外小説ベスト12
- Article
- Japanese
文学なら世界はONE TEAM！？2019年の海外小説ベスト12

Japan
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現代ビジネス
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2019.12.29.

今年、海外の翻訳文学で売れに売れたものといったら、韓国文学でしょう。2018年後半に刊行されたチョ・ナムジュの『82年生まれ、キム・ジヨン』（斎藤真理子／訳）が、最近の翻訳文学では「爆発的」といっていい15万部超のヒット。初版は慎ましく4千部、しかし刷りに刷りを重ね、今年、渋谷のスクランブル交差点に建つビルに、本書の電光掲示広告が流れるのを見たときには、わたしは深い深い感慨に打たれました。(...)
From Margaret Atwood to Hanya Yanagihara: the best books of the 2010s, a decade in review
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- English
From Margaret Atwood to Hanya Yanagihara: the best books of the 2010s, a decade in review

South China Morning Post
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21 Dec, 2019

The end of 2019 offers a double opportunity to review both a year and a decade in books. Covering 12 months is hard enough in our hyperspeed and atomised hi-tech age: what chance for 120? (..)
Kang, Han: Bílá kniha
- Article
- Czech
Kang, Han: Bílá kniha

Czech
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iliteratura
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December 22, 2019

Novinka jihokorejské prozaičky a básnířky Han Kang přichází na český trh po románech Vegetariánka a Kde kvete tráva. Krátká próza nazvaná jednoduše Bílá kniha se však od předchozích dvou titulů zásadně liší. Zatímco první dvě knihy, díky jejichž anglickým překladům pětačtyřicetiletá Kang prorazila...

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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
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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
- 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 (309)

Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories
- Book
- English
- Available
Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories

U.S.A
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YOUNG-HA KIM
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김영하
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

“Filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . . . It’s easy enough to see why Kim . . . is acclaimed as the best writer of his...
قصائد الهيمالايا
- Book
- Arabic
- Available
قصائد الهيمالايا

Egypt
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كو أون
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고은
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2016
/ - Contemporary poetry
Quién sabe si mañana seguiremos aquí
- Book
- Spanish
- Available
Quién sabe si mañana seguiremos aquí

Spain
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Kim Young-Ha
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김영하
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Es un anciano con alzhéimer.Es un asesino jubilado.Su hija ha desaparecido.Solo la memoria puede ayudarlo. Hace veinticinco años que no mata a nadie. Hace tiempo que lo cambió todo por llevar una...
الكتاب الأبيض
- Book
- Arabic
- Available
الكتاب الأبيض

Lebanon
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هان كانغ
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한강
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

الكتاب الأبيض كتاب لا مثيل له في فكرته وبنائه. إنه تأمل في اللون، في هشاشة وصلابة الروح البشرية ومحاولتنا الدؤوبة لانتزاع حياة جديدة من رماد دمار الماضي. الكتاب الأكثر قربًا من السيرة الذاتية للكاتبة...
M-am săturat de tine
- Book
- Romanian
- Available
M-am săturat de tine

Romania
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Bae Su-ah
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배수아
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Personajul principal, Yukyeong, este o femeie de treizeci și trei de ani despre care toţi cei din jurul ei spun că are fobie de bărbaţi. Este caracterizată de un refuz al căsătoriei ca instituţie, de...