2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Lee Ho-cheol Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000079

This is an introductory booklet on Lee Ho-cheol, 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. Lee Ho-cheol participated in literary events in March and September. This 21-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of Southerners, Northerners’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Kim Hyoung-jung이, and translated by Park Jang-hyeon. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Lee Ho-cheol participated in literary events in Dresden (March), Berlin and Düsseldorf (September). His work ‘Southerners, Northerners’ was included in his short story collection of the same title published in German in 2002.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Choi In-hun Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000092

This is an introductory booklet on Choi In-hun, 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 was unable to attend the events due to personal reasons. As one of the 12 Masters of Korean Literature, he was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion—with a large photograph and a list of his major works and translated titles. This 29-pagebooklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of The Square’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by literary scholar Seo Hyung-beom, and translated by Kang Yeo-Kyu. The photographs were provided by Moonji Publishing. The German translation of The Square was published in 2002.

“Excitement and Dynamism”: South Korean Science Fiction: Readymade Bodhisattva by Park Seonghwan, Mun Yunseong, et al.

2019-03-29 / II00000140

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 South Korean Science Fiction: Readymade Bodhisattva by Park Seonghwan, Mun Yunseong, et al.

2014 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Lee Ho-cheol Introductory Booklet

2014-09-01 / II00000263

This is an introductory booklet on novelist Lee Ho-cheol, produced for the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair. Lee participated in literary events in Weltempfang at the Frankfurt Book Fair (Oct 12), Literaturwerkstatt in Berlin (Oct 13), University of Hamburg (Oct 17), Rottstr5 Theater (Oct 21), Poppelsdorfer Schloss (Oct 23), Frankfurt University (Oct 27) and Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (Oct 29). This 8-page booklet consists of: “About the Author”, “About the Work”, and an excerpt from Heimatlos.