[Cover Feature] The Distance of Hope

2022-09-07 / II00001134

This is a Cover Feature essay of KLN Vol. 57. Under the theme “The Distance of Hope: Arriving at Hope via Empathy,” literary critic Park Hye-jin examines the intricate relationship between hope and despair, as well as empathy and sympathy. Through an analysis of the works of Korean literature, such as Yun I-Hyeong’s Winding Bandages, Lim Solah’s “Caring for Fruit Flies,” Choi Eunyoung’s Shoko’s Smile, Someone Who Cannot Hurt Me, and Bright Night, and Park Ji-young’s Lonely Death Workshop, she explores the theme of hope portrayed through narratives of empathy and solidarity, and reflects on the contemporary literary trend of seeking ways for everyone to coexist.

2023 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Official Poster

2023-04-03 / II00001251

This is the official poster for the 2023 Seoul International Writers’ Festival.

2023 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Program Book

2023-04-03 / II00001252

This is the program book for the 2023 Seoul International Writers’ Festival, which contains the overview, schedule, participating writers, and event details.

2023 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Highlights Video

2023-10-25 / II00001442

This is the video of highlights of the 2023 Seoul International Writers’ Festival, containing major scenes from the festival, which was held from September 3 to 13.

2023 Seoul International Writers’ Festival One-on-One: Questions that Will Never End

2023-09-08 / II00001445

These are videos of One on One at the 2023 Seoul International Writers’ Festival. In this program, pairs of writers from Korea and abroad discuss various issues of modern society in relation to their works. The seven sessions in 2023 were Beyond Division and Hostility (participants: Jeon Sungtae, Ahmed Saadawi), In the Place of a Collapsed Life (participants: Jin Eun-young, Bernardine Evaristo), What Must Be Remembered? (participants: Eun Heekyung, Andrew Porter), The Maze Into the Future (participants: Hwang Mogua, Kim Heesun, Karin Tidbeck), Here Is Where Everything Started (participants: Choi Eunyoung, Seo Hyo-in, Wendy Erskine), Imagination of Care and Solidarity (participants: Kim Keum Hee, Martha Batalha), and Questions that Will Never End (participants: Lim Solah, Djaïli Amadou Amal).

KLN Vol.63 BOOKMARK: Anatomical Part

2024-03-01 / II00001467

This is the full text of Lim Solah’s short story “Anatomical Part,” published in the Bookmark section of KLN Vol. 63.