2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival Essay

2005-05-07 / II00000002

This collection of essays from the 2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival contains essays by 40 writers under the age of 45. The festival took place on May 18~24, 2008 in Seoul, Youngju and Andong.

2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival

2008-05-01 / II00000003

This anthology from the 2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival contains selected works of 40 writers under the age of 45. The festival took place on May 18~24, 2008 in Seoul, Youngju and Andong.

2008 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Final Report

2008-05-19 / II00000004

This is the final report of the 2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival, which took place on May 18~24, 2008 in Seoul, Youngju and Andong. The final report contains an overview of the festival, information on the program and participating writers and interviews.

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.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Han Kang Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000094

This is an introductory booklet on Han Kang, 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. This 29-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of The Fruit of My Woman’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Ryu Boseon and Jeong Yeo-wool, and translated by Kang Jeong-seok. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Han Kang participated in literary events in Dresden, Leipzig (March), Tübingen, Regensburg (June), and at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and Frankfurt Künstlerhaus (October). Her work ‘The Fruit of My Woman’ is included in the collection of Korean short stories published by dtv in 2005.

A Series of Interconnected Islands: Risky Reading by Kim Kyung-uk

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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 Spanish translation of Risky Reading by Kim Kyung-uk.

Notes on a Roebuck’s Ear

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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 Spanish translation of The Hour between Dog and Wolf by Kim Kyung-uk

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.

2012 Guadalajara International Book Fair: Author Han Kang Introductory Booklet

2012-10-16 / II00000275

This is an introductory booklet on novelist Han Kang, produced for literary events at the Guadalajara International Book Fair and a nearby university—held between November 25 and December 4. Han Kang participated in literary events at University of Guadalajara (November 27) and Autonomous University of Nayarit (November 28) where she introduced her work The Vegetarian. From March to December, 2013, students at Autonomous University of Nayarit were invited to participate in a Korean literature essay contest, and Han Kang attended the award ceremony on November 28. In addition, she was interviewed by two journalists (Mireya Espinosa and Judith Hermosillo) and appeared on the radio program “Radio Nacional de Chile”. This 35-page booklet consists of: “Author’s Literary World”, “About the Work”, “Excerpt”, “Essay”, “Voices of the Author and Critics”, “Biography” and “Bibliography”.

2014 London Book Fair: Author Hwang Sok-yong Introductory Booklet

2014-03-05 / II00000283

This is an introductory booklet on novelist Hwang Sok-yong, produced for the 2014 London Book Fair Korea Market Focus. At the literary event at Free Word Centre—Tales from Asia—on April 7, Hwang read from his work Princess Bari and discuss modernization, ideology and conflict, and experience of incarceration with another writer and a chair from the UK. Hwang participated in the literary seminar “Writing Literature after History” (April 8, Whitehall Room), where he discussed the role of the writer in Korean society—impacted by the Korean War and the division between North and South—and how history could be adequately represented in fiction. On April 10, he shared a conversation with Jo Glanville in PEN Salon, Earls Court Exhibition Centre about his early and recent works (The Shadow of Arms and Princess Bari), writing in Korean contexts, and North Korean literature. This 26-page booklet consists of: “About the Author”, “About the Work” and “Excerpts”