Noodles

2019-09-05 / II00000032

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 theme of KLN Vol. 45 is Bapsang, which is where communication or disconnection occurs in daily life. This is an excerpt from “Noodles” by Kim Soon.

And Then There Were None: One Person by Kim Soom

2019-03-29 / II00000144

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 Japanese translation of One Person by Kim Soom.

Poster for the Culture Day – A Meeting with Writer in April 2016

2016-04-01 / II00000340

This is a poster that announces the Culture Day – A Meeting with Writer held at the LTI Korea Library on April 27, 2016, with writer Kim Soom.

Novel Reading II

2021-10-08 / II00000843

A total of 33 participating writers (17 from Korea and 16 from abroad) of the 2021 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival read selected excerpts from their own works. The 8 videos are divided into 5 novel readings and 3 poetry readings. From Korea, Jaesik Kwak, Kim Kichang, Kim Soom, Kim Yeonsu, Kim Jung Mi, Yun Ko-eun, Lee Miye, Yi Hyunseok, Lee hee young, Ch’oe Yun, Choi Jin-Young, Han Kang, Koh Jaejong, Sin Yongmok, An Hee-Yeon, Yu Gyeyoung, Lee Soyoun took part with their international counterparts, including Ge Shuiping, David Grossman, Mariana Enriquez, Maja Lunde, Max Porter, Matt Ruff, Vanessa Springora, Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen, Evgeny Vodolazkin, Ken Liu, Trent Dalton, Nouri Al-Jarrah, Rim Battal, Seán Hewitt, Amanda Chong, Jan Wagner.

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival One-on-One: Beyond Historical Trauma I

2021-10-08 / II00000857

These are videos of One on One at the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival. In this program, pairs of writers from Korea and abroad discuss various issues of modern society in relation to their works. The five sessions in 2021 were Restorative Writing (participants: Kim Yeonsu, Max Porter), Rhythm of Recovery (participants: Sin Yongmok, Jan Wagner), Artificial Intelligence and Utopia (participants: Kwak Jaesik, Ken Liu), Literature and the Way Home (participants: Koh Jaejong, Nouri Al-Jarrah), and Beyond Historical Trauma (participants: Kim Soom, Vanessa Springora). The videos were each produced in two parts in collaboration with Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS).

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival One-on-One: Beyond Historical Trauma II

2021-10-08 / II00000858

These are videos of One on One at the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival. In this program, pairs of writers from Korea and abroad discuss various issues of modern society in relation to their works. The five sessions in 2021 were Restorative Writing (participants: Kim Yeonsu, Max Porter), Rhythm of Recovery (participants: Sin Yongmok, Jan Wagner), Artificial Intelligence and Utopia (participants: Kwak Jaesik, Ken Liu), Literature and the Way Home (participants: Koh Jaejong, Nouri Al-Jarrah), and Beyond Historical Trauma (participants: Kim Soom, Vanessa Springora). The videos were each produced in two parts in collaboration with Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS).

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Poster

2021-05-18 / II00000868

This is the poster of the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival. Under the theme of Awakening, the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival was held from Oct 8th to 24th in a hybrid format (online and offline), and invited 33 writers from Korea and abroad.

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Program

2021-09-08 / II00000869

The 33-page program of the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival contains an outline, a calendar of events, information on participating writers, and a detailed program in both English and Korean.

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Final Report

2021-11-25 / II00000870

This 51-page final report of the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival contains the following information: results of the festival, program structure and operation, participating writers, survey (participating writers and audiences) results, opening keynote speeches, closing keynote speeches, related articles and media coverage

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival One on One (photograph)

2021-10-08 / II00000915

These are photographs from One on One of the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival. In this program, pairs of writers from Korea and abroad discuss various issues of modern society in relation to their works. The five sessions in 2021 were Restorative Writing (participants: Kim Yeonsu, Max Porter), Rhythm of Recovery (participants: Sin Yongmok, Jan Wagner), Artificial Intelligence and Utopia (participants: Kwak Jaesik, Ken Liu), Literature and the Way Home (participants: Koh Jaejong, Nouri Al-Jarrah), and Beyond Historical Trauma (participants: Kim Soom, Vanessa Springora).