2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Kim Won il Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000050

This is an introductory booklet on Kim Won il, 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. As one of the 12 Masters of Korean Literature, he was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion—with a large photograph and a list of his major works and translated titles. This 25-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of The House with a Sunken Courtyard’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Bang Min-ho and Choi Gang-min, and translated by Choi Eun-ah. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Kim Won il participated in literary events at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof. The German translation of The House with a Sunken Courtyard was published in Germany in 2000.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Kim Joo-Young Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000051

This is an introductory booklet on Kim Joo-Young, 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 was unable to attend the events due to personal reasons. This 29-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of Stingray’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by literary scholar Kim Eun-mi, and translated by Choi Eun-ah. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Song Sokze Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000060

This is an introductory booklet on Song Sokze, 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. Song Sokze participated literary events in May and in the main program in October. This 25-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of The Last 4.5 Seconds of My Life’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Lee Su-hyeong, and translated by Elke Golchert-Jung. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Song Sokze participated in literary events in Hamburg (May), the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and Bensberg (October). Some of his short stories including ‘The Last 4.5 Seconds of My Life’ were published in German in 2009.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Eun Heekyung Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000070

This is an introductory booklet on Eun Heekyung, 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 March. This 29-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of A Gift from a Bird’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Park Jeong-joon, and translated by Kang Yeo-Kyu ad Jan Rolf Janowski. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Eun Heekyung participated in literary events in Leipzig and Dresden (March) and at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and Bad Berleburg (October). The German translation of her work A Gift from a Bird was published in 2005.

Fruits of Korean Fiction: Korean Short Stories and Novellas by Choe Jeong-hui

2020-06-12 / II00000210

For the purpose of generating a discourse on Korean literature and introducing Korean writers and works to general readers and experts overseas, KLN publishes book reviews by overseas scholars and publishers. This is a review of the Mongolian translation of Korean Short Stories and Novellas by Choe Jeong-hui.

2016 Frankfurt Book Fair Song Sokze

2016-09-01 / II00000261

This is an introductory booklet on author Song Sokze, produced for the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair. On Oct 21 in Weltempfang Hall, Song Sokze and German author Juan Guse shared a conversation on the theme of “Life Is Ridiculous” and discussed their writings and perspectives with regards to Song’s novel The Amusing Life. On Oct 24, Song participated in a literary event at Literaturwerkstatt in Berlin, where he gave a reading and engaged in a discussion. This 6-page booklet consists of: “To the Author”, “A Riverside Village”, and “Reading Samples”. The excerpt is taken from The Amusing Life.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Jo Jung-Rae Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000086

This is an introductory booklet on Jo Jung-Rae, 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 literary events in Hamburg in May and then at the Frankfurt Bookfair Korean Pavilion and Kunsthalle Darmstadt in October. As one of the 12 Masters of Korean Literature, he was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion—with a large photograph and a list of his major works and translated titles. This 25-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of Land of the Banished’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by literary scholar Kim Eun-mi, and translated by Kang Yeo-Kyu. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. The German translation of his work Land of the Banished was published in 2004.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Choi Ihn Suk Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000091

This is an introductory booklet on Choi Ihn Suk, 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. Choi Ihn Suk participated in the main program in October. This 25-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of The Well of My Soul’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by translator Kim Sun-Hi, and translated by Edeltrud Kim and Kim Sun-Hi. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Choi Ihn Suk participated in literary events at the Frankfurt House of Literature and Museum for Communication Frankfurt in October. The German translation of ‘The Well of My Soul’ was published along with his other short stories in 2000.

2008 Guadalajara International Book Fair: Author Gong Sun-Ok Introductory Booklet

2008-11-01 / II00000279

This is an introductory booklet on novelist Gong Sun-Ok, produced for literary events at the 2008 Guadalajara International Book Fair and a nearby university. In celebration of the publication of the Spanish translation of Wandering Family, Gong Sun-Ok participated in literary events at Guadalajara International Book Fair and University of Guadalajara, where she interacted with readers in Mexico.

2009 Korea-Russia Literary Event : Author Eun Heekyung Introductory Booklet

2009-04-01 / II00000501

This is an introductory material on writer Eun Heekyung, produced for the Korea-Russia Literary Event. Eun participated in the “Korea-Russia Conversation with Writers” on October 23, followed by a poetry reading at Moscow State University in October 26, where she communed with local Russian students who were studying Korean literature. In addition, she presented the awards for the 4th Korean Literature Essay Contest in Russia, in which the participants were to read Eun’s novel Bimilgwa geojinmal (비밀과 거짓말, Secrets and Lies) and write essays, and spent time with the readers. The information booklet consists of 12 pages.