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2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Kim Seungok Introductory BookletGerman(Deutsch)
2005-10-19 / II00000047
This is an introductory booklet on Kim Seungok, 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. This 25-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of Seoul Winter 1964’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ’Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by literary scholar Kim Seung-min, and translated by Cho Geum-hwan. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. His work ‘Seoul Winter 1964’ is included in the short story collection Trip to Mujin (2009) published in German by Peperkorn.
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2005 Frankfurt Book Fair Seo Jeong-in Introductory BookletGerman(Deutsch)
2005-10-19 / II00000059
This is an introductory booklet on Seo Jeong-in, 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. Seo Jeong-in participated literary events in May and in the main program in October. This 25-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of The Person I Met in Venice’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Park Jeong-joon, and translated by Kim In-gyeom. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Seo Jeong-in participated in literary events in Hamburg (May), and at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and Leipzig House of the Book (October). 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. His work ‘Homecoming’ is included in the collection of Korean short stories published by dtv (2005).
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2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Lee Ho-cheol Introductory BookletGerman(Deutsch)
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.
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When Worlds CollideEnglish(English)
2019-12-05 / II00000167
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 Kim Seungok’s Sketches of Nightlife.
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Fruits of Korean Fiction: Korean Short Stories and Novellas by Choe Jeong-huiEnglish(English)
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.
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2014 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Lee Ho-cheol Introductory BookletGerman(Deutsch)
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.
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_List Vol.18English(English)
2012-12-01 / II00001087
The theme of _List Vol. 18 is “Creating the World in Korean Literature.” Under the four subthemes “Imagining America and the ‘Other,’” “European Cities Reimagined,” “Reflections of Korea’s East and Central Asian Neighbors,” and “Beyond Exoticism: The Evolution of ‘Exotic Scenery,’” this issue introduces 22 works of Korean literature on the topic of world and borders. In addition, this issue features interviews with literary critic Kim Byong-ik and philosopher Kang Shin-joo, Korean publishing trends, coverage of the acceptance of Korean literature overseas, a spotlight on a literary site, book reviews of fiction/nonfiction/children’s literature, and an excerpt from Kim Seungok’s A Trip to Mujin and introduces steady sellers, publishers, and trends in Korean literature to overseas readers.
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This is a collection of data on various Korean literature events, exhibitions and education programs hosted by LTI Korea around the world.