2022-09-07 / II00001135

This is a Cover Feature essay of KLN Vol. 57. Under the theme “The Place of Hope,” literary critic Yiso presents the interconnectedness between society and the narratives of three novels that do not ignore life’s contradictions and “barely manage to create hope”—Son Bo Mi’s A Small Neighborhood, Sim Yunkyung’s Eternal Heritage, and Lee Seo Su’s Help Me, Sister.

2022-09-07 / II00001136

This is a Cover Feature essay of KLN Vol. 57. Based on writer Lee Seo Su’s short story “Mijo’s Era,” literary critic Jung Hongsoo provides an overview of the temporal and social background of the novel, as well as the notion of hope within Korean society. He defines the aim of Korean literature as a realm “where dreams begin again and continue.”

2024-09-01 / II00001501

This is a Cover Feature essay on KLN Vol. 65’s theme “A Day in the Life of a Seoulite.” Writer Lee Seosu examines the meaning of living in a city.

2022-09-23 / II00001033

These are the photographs of the Seoul International Writers’ Festival held from September 23 to September 30.

2022-09-23 / II00001037

This is the video of highlights of the 2022 Seoul International Writers’ Festival, containing major scenes from the festival, which was held from September 23 to 30.