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.

2019-06-21 / II00000117

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 English translation of Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-ha.

2019-06-21 / II00000118

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 English translation of Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan.

2020-03-12 / II00000188

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 Russian translation of Stories Told to the Moon by Kyung-sook Shin.

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.

2020-12-01 / II00000325

The 50th issue of Korean Literature Now (KLN), a magazine that aims to introduce Korean writers and literature to readers and the publishing industries all around the world, was designed as a special issue. As a part of the special issue, emails that were exchanged between a Korean writer and her translator during the processes of translation and publication were published.

2023-09-01 / II00001230

These are the photographs of the KLN Vol. 61’s Featured Writer, Ha Seong-nan.

2023-09-01 / II00001232

KLN Vol. 61 includes an interview with the Featured Writer, Ha Seong-nan. Writer Yoon Chi Kyu, the interviewer, delves into various aspects of Ha Seong-nan’s various novels that have gained renewed attention through different channels and questions the points where the writer concentrated on during the translation process as well as the way the translator’s creativity and influences the author. Furthermore, the interview reflects on the significance of the power and messages that only fiction can offer in the contemporary era and encourages readers and writers alike to reevaluate their roles.

2023-09-01 / II00001233

This is the English translation of KLN Vol. 61’s Featured Writer Ha Seong-nan’s short story “Daydreams of a River.”

2023-09-01 / II00001234

KLN Vol. 61 features an essay on the literary world of the Featured Writer Ha Seong-nan. Literary critic Yang Yun-eui examines Ha Seong-nan’s “well-made narratives and beyond” from the aspects of hyperobject, hyperspace, and hypertime, and suggests the concept of “hypernarrative.” The narrative that surpasses the characteristics of conventional narratives further solidifies the unique qualities of Ha Seong-nan’s fiction.