2006 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival Essay

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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 Kyung-sook Shin Introductory Booklet

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This is an introductory booklet on Kyung-sook Shin, 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 21-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by literary scholar Baek Ji-hye, and translated by Choi Eun-ah. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Kyung-sook Shin participated in literary events in Erlangen, Wien (June), Frankfurt House of Literature and Bad Homburg (October). The German translation of The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness was published by Pendragon in 2011.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Eun Heekyung Introductory Booklet

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This is an introductory booklet on Eun Heekyung, 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 March. This 29-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of A Gift from a Bird’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Park Jeong-joon, and translated by Kang Yeo-Kyu ad Jan Rolf Janowski. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Eun Heekyung participated in literary events in Leipzig and Dresden (March) and at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and Bad Berleburg (October). The German translation of her work A Gift from a Bird was published in 2005.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Jo Kyung Ran Introductory Booklet

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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.

Queer Literature: The Life Source of Korea’s Here and Now

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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. 43 is Queen Literature. Recently, members of Korean society have summoned feminism as a language to change their lives, bringing about a renaissance of feminist literature. This trend has also led to the recognition of queer-themed books as important works in mainstream media and journals, and to a strong popular reception as well.

The Talking Cure: Stories Told to the Moon by Shin Kyung-sook

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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 Russian translation of Stories Told to the Moon by Kyung-sook Shin.

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

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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 Mongolian translation of Korean Short Stories and Novellas by Choe Jeong-hui.

2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Cheon Un-yeong Introductory Booklet

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This is an introductory booklet on Cheon Un-yeong, 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. Cheon Un-yeong participated in literary events in April. This 21-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Analysis of The Needle’, ‘Excerpt’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by Ko Bong-jun, and translated by Elke Golchert-Jung. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. Cheon Un-yeong’s literary event was held in Cologne in April.

2011 Guadalajara International Book Fair: Author PYUN HYE YOUNG Introductory Booklet

2011-10-06 / II00000277

This is an introductory booklet on novelist PYUN HYE YOUNG, produced for literary events at the Guadalajara International Book Fair and a nearby university. Between November 25 and December 2, PYUN HYE YOUNG participated in literary events at the Guadalajara International Book Fair and University of Guadalajara, where she discussed her writing (“About My Writing”), engaged in discussion with literary researchers and answered questions from readers. She was interviewed by the local media outlets Milenio and Mural about her work “Evening Courtship”. This 51-page booklet consists of: “Greetings”, “Author’s Literary World”, “About the Work”, “Story”, “Essay”, “Voices of the Author and Critics”, “Biography” and “Bibliography”.

2014 London Book Fair: Author Kyung-sook Shin Introductory Booklet

2014-03-05 / II00000289

This is an introductory booklet on novelist Kyung-sook Shin produced for the 2014 London Book Fair Korea Market Focus. On April 9, in PEN Salon, Kyung-sook Shin discussed her literature with a focus on I’ll Be Right There—the English translation of which was due to be published following the success of Please Look After Mom. On April 9, in Whitehall Room, she participated in the literary seminar “Families, Relationships and Society”, where she discussed the conflict between the traditional and the modern, and space between the old and the young. On April 10, in Asia House, she discussed the impact of the partition of a country and divisions of families on society and her work. This 20-page booklet consists of: “About the Author”, “About the Work” and “Excerpts”.