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 Kim Young-ha Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000049

This is an introductory booklet on Kim Young-ha, 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. Kim Young-ha participated in literary events in March and the main program in October. This 21-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of I Have the Right to Destroy Myself’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Kim Dong-shik, and translated by Kang Kyung-ah. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Kim Young-ha participated in literary events in Leipzig and Weimar in March and then at Frankfurt House of Literature, Mousonturm and Cologne House of Literature in October. The German translation of I Have the Right to Destroy Myself (German title: Sterbehelfer) was published in Germany in 2013.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Kyung-sook Shin Introductory Booklet

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This is an introductory booklet on Kyung-sook Shin, 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 21-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by literary scholar Baek Ji-hye, and translated by Choi Eun-ah. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Kyung-sook Shin participated in literary events in Erlangen, Wien (June), Frankfurt House of Literature and Bad Homburg (October). The German translation of The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness was published by Pendragon in 2011.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Yun Hu-myong Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000068

This is an introductory booklet on Yun Hu-myong, 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 April. This 28-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of There Are No Monkeys’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by literary scholar Park Ji-hye, and translated by Kim In-gyeom. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Yun Hu-myong participated in literary events in Bonn and Düsseldorf (April) and at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and Stadtbücherei Kronberg (October). His work ‘There Are No Monkeys’ is included in Am Ende der Zeit (1999) published in Germany.

The Dark Lives of Men: Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-ha

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

The Character’s Problem Should not be the Story’s Problem: Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan

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.

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: Ha Seong-nan Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000093

This is an introductory booklet on Ha Seong-nan, 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 25-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of Flowers of Mold’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Kim Eun-mi, and translated by Choi Eun-ah. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Ha Seong-nan participated in literary events in UIm and Stuttgart in June, and at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion, the Cologne House of Literature and Hofheim Municipal Museum in October. Her work ‘Flowers of Mold’ is included in A Story about an Ordinary Polka-dot Dress: Short Fiction by Korean Women Writers published in German in 2004