Working People in Korean Literature: The Ethics of Chivalry and the Passion of Gamblers

2019-06-21 / II00000107

KLN is published and distributed for the purpose of generating a discourse on Korean literature and introducing Korean writers and works to general readers and experts overseas. Under the theme of Working People in Korean Literature, KLN Vol. 44 explores the kind of work ethic that results from uncertainty about the future along with a sense of responsibility for the younger generations.

Jo Jung-gyun’s World

2019-06-21 / II00000109

KLN is published and distributed for the purpose of generating a discourse on Korean literature and introducing Korean writers and works to general readers and experts overseas. Under the theme of Working People in Korean Literature, KLN Vol. 44 explores the values of labor in Korean society and how the younger generation struggles through difficult times. This is an excerpt from “Jo Jung-gyun’s World” by Kim Keum Hee.

Brochure for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2019

2019-09-01 / II00000539

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

2019-09-01 / II00000540

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.

KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.51

2021-03-01 / II00000574

The theme of the 51st issue of Korean Literature Now (KLN), a literary journal produced and distributed to introduce Korean literature and writers to the general public and experts abroad and form a discourse on Korean literature, is “disaster.” It proposes the introduction of the aspects of disaster narratives in Korean literature, particularly in the works of young writers, to overseas readers and people in the book industry.

KLN Vol.58 Reviews: Staying Human in the Inextinguishable Blaze of Capitalism

2022-12-08 / II00001156

Korean Literature Now (KLN), a literary journal produced and distributed to introduce Korean literature and writers to the general public and experts abroad and form a discourse on Korean literature, accepts and publishes publishers’ and literary critics’ reviews of translated works of Korean literature that have been published outside of Korea. This is a review of the Italian translation of Kim Keum Hee’s Gyeong-ae’s Heart.

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: Imagination of Care and Solidarity

2023-09-08 / II00001446

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).