News from Abroad (49)

The 12 Best Translated Books Of 2019
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- English
The 12 Best Translated Books Of 2019

India
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HUFFPOST
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12/12/2019

This year, I was lucky enough to read an assortment of addictive books in translation. The ones that stole my heart ranged from pulpy fiction with trained assassins, stories of a boy on the run because of caste violence, a girl who eats live birds, an Omani family saga that won the Man Booker...
Powerful storyteller Kim Un-su touches global readers
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- English
Powerful storyteller Kim Un-su touches global readers

Republic of Korea
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The Korean Times
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2019-12-27

Novelist Kim Un-su, 47, is one of the most-sought-after Korean writers in international book markets. His 2010 novel "The Plotters" has been translated into several languages and published in dozens of countries since its international debut in France in 2016. (...)
Güney Koreli edebiyatçılardan Türkiye'ye tanıtım çağrısı
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- Turkish
Güney Koreli edebiyatçılardan Türkiye'ye tanıtım çağrısı

Turkey
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Anadolu Ajansı
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November 14, 2019

Türkiye-Güney Kore arasında edebiyat eserlerin etkileşimini teşvik etmek ve Kore edebiyatını tanıtmak amacıyla Ankara'ya gelen Güney Koreli yazarlar Kim Un-su ve Choe Yun, Türkiye izlenimleri, karşılıklı eser çevirileri ve Güney ile Kuzey Kore sorununa yönelik görüşlerini AA muhabirine anlattı. Kim...
Güney Koreli edebiyatçılardan çağrı
- Article
- Turkish
Güney Koreli edebiyatçılardan çağrı

Turkey
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Hürriyet
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November 15, 2019

Güney Koreli edebiyatçılar, Türkiye ile ülkeleri arasındaki ilişkilerin gelişmesi için Türk kültürünün Kore'de daha fazla tanıtılması gerektiğini söyledi. Türkiye-Güney Kore arasında edebiyat eserlerin etkileşimini teşvik etmek ve Kore edebiyatını tanıtmak amacıyla Ankara'ya gelen Güney Koreli...
Kim Un-su Polisiye Kitabıyla Türkçede
- Article
- Turkish
Kim Un-su Polisiye Kitabıyla Türkçede

Turkey
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Kayıp Rıhtım
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October 17, 2019

Güney Koreli yazar Kim Un-su, polisiye kitabı Komplocular ile ilk defa Türkçe raflarındaki yerini alıyor. Yurt dışında adından çokça söz ettiren yazar, Doğan Kitap etiketiyle Türkiye’deki okuruyla da buluşma fırsatı yakalıyor. Güney Kore’nin başkenti Seul’un güneyinde yer alan Busan şehrinde 1972...

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International Events (5)

Brive International Book Fair
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- France
Brive International Book Fair

2018/11/09 to 2018/11/11

From November 9 to 13, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) held a Korean literary event at the Foire du livre de Brive, and supported the participation of author Kim Un-su (whose short story anthology Jab! Was recently published in France) at the event. First held in 1973, the...
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...
French literary festival "Meeting"
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- France
French literary festival "Meeting"

2015/11/19 to 2015/11/25

LTI Korea took part in the literary festival “Meeting” held in Saint-Nazaire and Paris from November 19 to 25. Korea was invited as the Guest of Honor at the festival this year in commemoration of 130 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and France. The theme this year was “Traduire la Vie...
Tokyo International Book Fair
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- Japan
Tokyo International Book Fair

2015/07/01 to 2015/07/04

LTI Korea participated at the 2015 Tokyo International Book Fair from July 1 to 4, together with writers Kang Young-sook and Kim Un-su. On June 30, a day before the fair was set to open, writer Kim Un-su gave a lecture on the topic “Why I Write” at Gakushuin University. The writer spoke in an...
Saint-Loius Literary Festival
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- France
Saint-Loius Literary Festival

2013/05/01 to 2013/05/08

The two writers Cheon Un-yeong and Kim Un-su, who were invited to the Saint-Louis Literary Festival in France, met with French readers from May 3rd to 5th. The writers’ works, Farewell, Circus! (Adieu le cirque!) by Cheon and The Cabinet (Le Placard) by Kim were translated and each published by...

Translated Books (18)

KNIHOVNA NÁJEMNÝCH VRAHŮ
- Book
- Czech
- Available
KNIHOVNA NÁJEMNÝCH VRAHŮ

Czech
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KIM UN-SU
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김언수
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Za každou vraždou stojí anonymní mistr, který pracuje ve stínech. Tito nájemní vrazi řídí nejnebezpečnější činnosti městských zločinců, ale jejich existenci není možné dokázat. Jsou pouhou legendou...
Os Conspiradores
- Book
- Portuguese
- Available
Os Conspiradores

Portugal
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KIM UN-SU
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김언수
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Basta-lhe apertar o gatilho. Mas hesita. Talvez porque o sol se esteja a pôr. Ou porque a visão da sua vítima, a regar as flores do jardim, o faça hesitar. Ou talvez porque, aos 32 anos, e depois de...
План ировщики
- Book
- Russian
- Available
План ировщики

Russia
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Ким Онсу
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김언수
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

За каждым убийством стоит анонимный вдохновитель, планирующий его в деталях. Невидимые планировщики скрываются в густой тени, они дирижируют самыми громкими преступлениями, они направляют самых...
The Plotters
- Book
- English
- Available
The Plotters

Australia
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KIM UN-SU
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김언수
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2018
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

The important thing is not who pulls the trigger but who’s behind the person who pulls the trigger—the plotters, the masterminds working in the shadows. Raised by Old Raccoon in The Library of Dogs,...
DIE PLOTTER
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- German
- Available
- Purchase
DIE PLOTTER

Germany
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Un-su Kim
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김언수
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2018
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Raeseng ist Killer von Beruf, seit ihn Old Raccoon als Kind bei sich aufnahm und ausbildete. Aufgewachsen an einem geheimen Rückzugsort in Seoul, einer Bibliothek voller alter Bücher, gehört er zur...