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.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Jo Kyung Ran Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000084

This is an introductory booklet on Jo Kyung Ran, 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 17-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of Looking for the Elephant’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Kim Tae-hwan, and translated by Chu Geum-hwan. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Jo Kyung Ran participated in literary events in Cologne in April, and at the Frankfurt Künstlerhaus Mousonturm and the Cologne House of Literature in October. Her work ‘Looking for the Elephant’ is included in the collection of Korean short stories published by Pendragon in 2002.

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

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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 Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan.

Fruits of Korean Fiction: Korean Short Stories and Novellas by Choe Jeong-hui

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.

2011 Guadalajara International Book Fair: Author Kim Insuk Introductory Booklet

2011-10-06 / II00000278

This is an introductory booklet on novelist Kim Insuk, produced for literary events at the Guadalajara International Book Fair and a nearby university. Between November 25 and December 2, Kim Insuk participated in literary events at the Guadalajara International Book Fair and University of Guadalajara, where she gave a presentation titled “Together with Cats…”, engaged in discussion with literary researchers and answered questions from readers. In addition, she visited Instituto Alberici where she gave a joint reading with students and discussed her writing. She was interviewed by the local media outlets Milenio and Mural about her work That Woman’s Autobiography. This 43-page booklet consists of: “Greetings”, “Author’s Literary World”, “Excerpt”, “Essay”, “Voices of the Author and Critics”, “Biography” and “Bibliography”.

KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.50

2020-12-01 / II00000320

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. Featuring conversations between writers from Korea and from different countries, conversations between writers and their translators, as well as perspectives of five writers who are also active translators, this issue looks at Korean literature and translation from various angles.

[Dyad] The Correspondence — Janet Hong & Ha Seong-nan

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.

2014 London Book Fair: Author Kim Insuk Introductory Booklet

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This is an introductory booklet on novelist Kim Insuk, produced for the 2014 London Book Fair Korea Market Focus. Kim Insuk participated in the literary seminar “Writing Home: Migrant Literature” (April 9, Whitehall Room), where she discussed how national and personal identity endured in foreign and faraway lands, and explored Korea’s relationship with the rest of the world through literary portrayals of Korean emigrants. In addition, she read from and discussed her novel The Long Road at Edinburgh Central Library on April 10. This 20-page booklet consists of: “About the Author”, “About the Work” and “Excerpts”. The excerpts are taken from Sohyeon and The Long Road.

2018 Korean Literature Event in Brazil: Author Gong Ji-Young Introductory Booklet

2018-08-23 / II00000596

This is an introductory material on the novelist Gong Ji-young, produced for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Korean Literature Essay Contest in Brazil and literary events. Gong Ji-young participated in the event when the essay on her book Our Happy Time (Nossas horas felizes) was selected as the winner of the grand prize at the Korean Literature Essay Contest organized by Brazil’s National Writers’ Association. On August 23, Gong attended the opening ceremony for the events held in the building of the National Writers’ Association had a discussion with Paulo José Cunha, a poet and professor of communications at the University of Brasilia. On August 27, she gave a special lecture in Rio de Janeiro at the invitation of the Brazilian Centre of PEN International. The introductory material on the author consists of: 1. Introduction for the Writer and Her Works, 2. Words from the Writer, 3. Excerpts from the Portuguese Translation of Our Happy Time (Nossas horas felizes), and 4. Bibliography of Translations and Publications.