The Bleak Future of Korean Youth: Génération B by Chang Kang-myoung

2019-03-29 / II00000141

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 French translation of The Bleached by Chang Kang-myoung

Leaflet for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2018

2018-10-21 / II00000520

This is the leaflet for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2018, which was held from October 21 to 28, 2018. A total of 29 writers from Korea and abroad participated in the festival and held reading sessions and discussions on the festival’s theme “Nowhere/Now Here” in various parts of Seoul. The brochure consists of a message from the organizers and the program of events.

Poster for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2018

2018-10-01 / II00000521

This is the poster for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2018, which was held from October 21 to 28, 2018. A total of 29 writers from Korea and abroad participated in the festival and held reading sessions and discussions on the festival’s theme “Nowhere/Now Here” in various parts of Seoul.

Promotional Video for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2018

2018-10-01 / II00000522

This is a promotional video for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2018. The Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2018 was held from October 21 to 28, 2018, with the theme of “Nowhere/Now Here.” A total of 29 writers from Korea and abroad participated in the festival and held reading sessions and discussions on the festival’s theme in various parts of Seoul.

Video of an Interview with Chang Kang-myoung at the Seoul International Writers' Festival 2018

2018-10-21 / II00000534

This is a video of an interview with writer Chang Kang-myoung, who participated in the Seoul International Writers' Festival 2018. “A Word from the Writer” contains interviews of 15 Korean writers, and each interview consists of an introduction of a writer, their world of works, and questions for the audience.

KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.62

2023-12-01 / II00001281

The theme of KLN Vol. 62 is “Outside the Book, Inside the Bookshop.” In the Cover Feature essays, bookstore owners and a writer discuss their own literary experiences. This issue includes an interview with the Featured Writer Yi Won, English translation of her works, and an essay on her works. The Bookmark section features two works of fiction, Kim Byungwoon’s “September Is a Prayer for the Estranged” and Seo Ije’s “Low Resolution,” as well as two poems each by poets Lee Jenny and Go Myeongjae, while the Inkstone section features an English translation of the classical novel “The Tale of a Young Maiden of the Yu Family.” Book reviews have been written by translators, editors, and writers. This issue features reviews of five books—Kim Bo-young’s On the Origin of Species and Other Stories, Cheon Seonran’s A Thousand Blues, Kim Ho-yeon’s Uncanny Convenience Store, Chang Kang-myoung’s Pasukan Buzzer, and Kim Hyesoon’s Autobiography of Death.