2006 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival Essay

2006-04-01 / II00000001

This collection of essays from the 2006 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival contains messages from the President of LTI Korea and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, and essays by 36 writers. The festival took place on May 7~13, 2006 in Seoul, Youngju and Andong.

In Loneliness Begin Responsibilities: World’s End Girlfriend by Kim Yeonsu

2019-09-05 / II00000038

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 Chinese translation of World’s End Girlfriend by Kim Yeonsu.

The Little Man and His Large Fridge

2019-09-05 / II00000042

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 Castella by Park Min-gyu.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Kim Yeonsu Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000048

This is an introductory booklet on Kim Yeonsu, 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 Yeonsu participated in literary events in March, April, May and September, and then in the main program in October. This 21-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of End of the Sky and Corner of the Earth’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Lee Kyung-hoon, and translated by Elke Golchert-Jung. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Kim Yeonsu participated in literary events in Hamburg and Bremen in May, and then at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and in Hofheim and Kiel in October.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair Youn Dae-Nyeong Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000067

This is an introductory booklet on Youn Dae-Nyeong, 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 29-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of Cheonjigan’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Jeong Yeo-wool, and translated by Elke Golchert-Jung. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Youn Dae-Nyeong participated in literary events in Bonn and Düsseldorf (April) and at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and Stadtbücherei Kronberg (October). Youn’s work ‘Cheonjigan’ was published in Hefte fuer ostasiatische Literatur 58 in 2015.

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

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.

KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.43

2019-03-29 / II00000123

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. The President of LTI Korea discusses the various aspects and possibilities of Korea literature, which he hopes to share with overseas readers and publishers.

[Interview with Park Min-gyu] The Best Thing A Novel Can Do

2019-03-29 / II00000125

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. KLN Vol. 43 contains an interview with Park Min-gyu, whose works often reflect the cultural code of the 1980s.

So the Straw Bear and I

2019-03-29 / II00000126

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. KLN Vol. 43 contains Park Min-gyu’s notes on his thoughts as a writer and everyday feelings.