2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Yang Gui-ja Introductory Booklet

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This is an introductory booklet on Yang Gui-ja, produced for the 2005 Frankfurt Book Fair, where Korea participated as the Guest of Honor for the first time and hosted the Korean Literature Tour Program. The author was one of the 62 delegates selected by LTI Korea’s Delegation Selection Committee on the basis of the following criteria: representativeness, existing publications of translated works, and overseas marketability. The entire literature program was co-organized by the LTI Korea, the Frankfurt Book Fair Organizing Committee, Daesan Cultural Foundation, Paradise Cultural Foundation and the International Communication Foundation (ICF). The events started at the Leipzig Book Fair in March and finished with the Guest of Honor Program in October. Yang Gui-ja participated in the main program in October, and interacted with readers at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion. This 29-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of Hangyeryeong’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Shin Hyung-cheol, and translated by Kang Yeo-Kyu. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Yang’s work ‘Hangyeryeong’ is included in her short story collection Neighbors in Wonmi-dong, published in German in 2000.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author OH JUNGHEE Introductory Booklet

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This is an introductory booklet on OH JUNGHEE, produced for the 2005 Frankfurt Book Fair, where Korea participated as the Guest of Honor for the first time and hosted the Korean Literature Tour Program. The author was one of the 62 delegates selected by LTI Korea’s Delegation Selection Committee on the basis of the following criteria: representativeness, existing publications of translated works, and overseas marketability. The entire literature program was co-organized by the LTI Korea, the Frankfurt Book Fair Organizing Committee, Daesan Cultural Foundation, Paradise Cultural Foundation and the International Communication Foundation (ICF). The events started at the Leipzig Book Fair in March and finished with the Guest of Honor Program in October. The author participated in the main program in October and the literary event ‘Voices of Korean Women’ in June. This 21-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of The Bird’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Cha Mi-ryeong, and translated by Kang Yeo-Kyu. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. OH JUNGHEE participated in literary events in Munich and Wien (June), Frankfurt House of Literature, Bad Berleburg, and Bad Homburg (October). As one of the 12 Masters of Korean Literature, she was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion—with a large photograph and a list of her major works and translated titles.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Choe Yun Introductory Booklet

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This is an introductory booklet on Choe Yun, produced for the 2005 Frankfurt Book Fair, where Korea participated as the Guest of Honor for the first time and hosted the Korean Literature Tour Program. The author was one of the 62 delegates selected by LTI Korea’s Delegation Selection Committee on the basis of the following criteria: representativeness, existing publications of translated works, and overseas marketability. The entire literature program was co-organized by the LTI Korea, the Frankfurt Book Fair Organizing Committee, Daesan Cultural Foundation, Paradise Cultural Foundation and the International Communication Foundation (ICF). The events started at the Leipzig Book Fair in March and finished with the Guest of Honor Program in October. The author participated in the main program in October and literary events in June and September. This 25-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of There a Petal Silently Falls’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Cha Mi-ryeong, and translated by Kang Yeo-Kyu. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Choe Yun participated in literary events in Cologne and Düsseldorf in April, and at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and Matthäuskirche in October. The German translation of ‘There a Petal Silently Falls’ was published along with her other short stories inn 2003.

[Draft I] Writer-Translators on Their Craft — Choe Yun

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The 50th issue of Korean Literature Now (KLN), a magazine that aims to introduce Korean writers and literature to readers and the publishing industries all around the world, was designed as a special issue. As a part of the special issue, we met with a total of five writers who also translate works of other writers to hear about their thoughts as writers and as translators. Among the five, this is an interview with writer/translator Choe Yun.

2007 Korea-Vietnam Literary Event : Author Kim Yeong-hyeon Introductory Booklet

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This is an introductory material on writer Kim Yeong-hyeon for the 2007 Korea-Vietnam Literary Exchange. On December 4 and 5, Kim read an excerpt from his short story collection Gipeun gang-eun meolli heureunda (깊은 강은 멀리 흐른다 A Deep River Runs Far) at the reading events held at Hanoi University of Foreign Studies.

2007 Korea-Vietnam Literary Event : Author Oh Junghee Introductory Booklet

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This is an introductory material on writer Oh Junghee for the 2007 Korea-Vietnam Literary Exchange. On December 4 and 5, Oh read an excerpt from her short story collection Chinatown at the reading events held at Hanoi University of Foreign Studies. She also participated in a conversation between female writers along with the Vietnamese writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu on December 6, and gave a lecture at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities on December 7.

“One on One” Session Audio File 3 from the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2019

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This is the audio file of the third session of “One on One,” the main event of the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2019. The session was held at Crea, on the second floor of the DDP Design Lab, on October 11, 2019. The session was conducted as a conversation between one Korean writer and one foreign writer, and it was attended by an audience of 104 people. Participating Korean and foreign writers held a discussion under the theme of “In Women’s Eyes.”

Brochure for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2019

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This is the brochure for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2019. The Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2019 was held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) from October 5 to 13, 2019. A total of 31 writers from Korea and abroad participated in the festival, along with an audience of 1,482 people. The brochure consists of a greeting, an overview of the festival, and the program of events.

Poster for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2019

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This is the poster for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2019. The Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2019 was held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) from October 5 to 13, 2019. A total of 31 writers from Korea and abroad participated in the festival, along with an audience of 1,482 people. The brochure consists of a greeting, an overview of the festival, and the program of events.

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Closing Keynote Speech(video)

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This is a video of the 2021 Seoul International Writers' Festival Closing Keynote Speech. Under the theme of “The World Evolving through Literature,” the video was pre-filmed at Incheon International Airport and released on the website at 14:00 on Sunday, October 24, 2021. Ch’oe Yun, whose rich language conveys insight into existence, concludes the festival together with the distinguished Israeli author David Grossman. The speech was followed by a discussion moderated by Kang Yu-jung.