2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Hwang Tong-gyu Introductory Booklet

2005-10-19 / II00000098

This is an introductory booklet on Hwang Tong-gyu, 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 May. This 21-page booklet consists of: ‘Author’s Literary World’, ‘Poetry Excerpts’, ‘Voices of the Author and Critics’, ‘Biography’ and ‘Bibliography’. The material was put together and analyzed by literary scholar Lee Soo-jung, and translated by Chu Geum-hwan. The photographs were taken by Han Young-hee. The booklet contains seven poems including ‘Wind Burial 1’ translated in German. He participated in literary events in Hamburg in May and at the Frankfurt Book Fair Korean Pavilion and Museum Angewandte Kunst in 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. Several of his works have been published in German including: Wind Burial (1996), Flower’s Silence (2015), and A Winter Night at 00:05 Hours (2015).

2015 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Hwang Tong-gyu Introductory Booklet

2015-10-01 / II00000262

This is an introductory booklet on poet Hwang Tong-gyu, produced for the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair. Hwang Dong-gyu participated in literary events in Literaturwerkstatt in Berlin (Oct 16) and Weltempfang at the Frankfurt Book Fair (Oct 18). On Oct 19 at Palais Fürstenberg, he gave a reading from his work Flower’s Silence, engaged in an interview, and interacted with readers. This 21-page booklet consists of: “About the Author”, “About the Work”, “About the Translators”, and excerpts from Flower’s Silence and A Winter Night at 00:05 Hours.

2011 Literary Events in Australia with Korean Poets : Author Hwang Tong-gyu Introductory Booklet

2011-08-26 / II00000493

This is an introductory material on poet Hwang Tong-gyu, produced for the 2011 Literary Event in Australia with Korean Poets. On August 28, poet Hwang Tong-gyu participated in the small poetry reading and discussion event held at the Red Room Poetry’s Clubhouse. On August 30, he participated in a lecture on the “Trend of Korean Poetry” and held a discussion with the members of a local literary society at the Chinese restaurant Yonggung in Sydney. He also participated in the Melbourne Writers Festival on September 3 and read his works in front of an audience of about 90 people at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image and the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne. On September 4, Hwang recited his works, which was broadcast by 3RRR Radio. The 21-page information booklet consists of three sections: “About the Author,” “About the Works,” and “Excerpts.” It includes Hwang’s poems such as “Blossom,” “Port of Call,” and “Magnolia Vine Berry Liqueur.”

_List Vol.4

2009-06-01 / II00001073

The theme of _List Vol. 4 is “100 Years of Korean Manhwa.” Under the subthemes “100 Years of Korean Manhwa,” “Young Artists Face New Challenges,” “Web Scrolling Korean Style,” “Manhwa Meets History and Martial Arts,” and “Educational Manhwa Makes Learning Fun,” this issue examines the implications for the expansion of Korean manhwa’s influence around the world while tracing back its history and assessing its current state. In addition, this issue features interviews with novelist Shin Kyung-sook and poet Hwang Tong-gyu, Korean publishing trends, coverage of the acceptance of Korean literature overseas, a spotlight on a literary site, and book reviews of fiction/nonfiction/children’s literature and introduces steady sellers, publishers, and trends in Korean literature to overseas readers.

_List Vol.10

2010-12-01 / II00001079

The theme of _List Vol. 10 is “Poetry of Korea.” Through the three subthemes “Where the Power of the Pen Still Lives On,” “Rediscovering the Self Through Lyricism,” and the “Rise of a Modern Sensibility,” this issue introduces the social context that gave birth to Korean poetry, as well as English translations of works by poets Hwang Tong-gyu, Ra Heeduk, Moon Taejun, Chong Hyon-jong, Lee Seong-Bok, and Jang Jung-il. In addition, this issue features interviews with poet Chong Hyon-jong and novelist Lee Seung-U, Korean publishing trends, coverage of the acceptance of Korean literature overseas, author’s notes by novelist Song Sokze, a spotlight on a literary site, book reviews of fiction/nonfiction/children’s literature, and an excerpt from Oh Jung-hee’s “Garden of Childhood” and introduces steady sellers, publishers, and trends in Korean literature to overseas readers.