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”.

KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.50

2020-12-01 / II00000320

The 50th issue of Korean Literature Now (KLN), a magazine that aims to introduce Korean writers and literature to readers and the publishing industries all around the world, was designed as a special issue. Featuring conversations between writers from Korea and from different countries, conversations between writers and their translators, as well as perspectives of five writers who are also active translators, this issue looks at Korean literature and translation from various angles.

_List Vol.12

2011-06-01 / II00001081

The theme of _List Vol. 12 is “The New Imagination Trends in Modern Korean Fiction.” Under the four subthemes “Korean history and fiction after 1987,” “from politics to ethics,” “experimenting with the imagination,” and “popular culture connects with literature,” this issue introduces 13 contemporary Korean writers (Jeong Yi Hyun, Kim Ae-ran, Jeong Seong-tae, Kim Yeonsu, Hwang Jungeun, Kim Taeyong, Pyun Hye Young, Yun Ko Eun, Han Yujoo, Kim Young-ha, Park Min-gyu, Kim Kyung-uk, and Kim Junghyuk). In addition, this issue features interviews with novelists Pyun Hye Young and Park Min-gyu, Korean publishing trends, coverage of the acceptance of Korean literature overseas, author’s notes by poet Kim Min-jeong, a spotlight on a literary site, book reviews of fiction/nonfiction/children’s literature, and an excerpt from Kim Ae-ran’s short story “A Pool of Saliva” and introduces steady sellers, publishers, and trends in Korean literature to overseas readers.

_List Vol.15

2012-03-01 / II00001084

The theme of _List Vol. 15 is “Spotlight on 17 Korean Illustrators.” Under the three subthemes “capturing the foundation of Korean children’s stories,” “emergence of modern illustrations,” and the “potential of emerging illustrators,” this issue highlights 17 illustrators (Jeon Kap-bae, Jeong Seung-gak, Kim Jae-hong, Lee Yeong-gyeong, Han Byeong-ho, Lee Hae-ri, Yun Mi-suk, Park Yeon-cheol, Goh Gyong-sook, Shin Dong-Jun, Kim Dong-su, Lee Suzy, Jeon Mi-hwa, Jo Eun-yeong, Yu Ju-yeon, Choi Mi-ran, and Lee Hae-ran) and their works. In addition, this issue features interviews with children’s author Yoo Eunsil and novelist Han Kang, 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 Jung Mikyung’s My Son’s Girlfriend and introduces steady sellers, publishers, and trends in Korean literature to overseas readers.

_List Vol.20

2013-06-01 / II00001089

The theme of _List Vol. 20 is “Korean Science Fiction.” Under the four subthemes “Chronicling Korean Science Fiction,” “Postcoloniality and Imagining the Post-Human,” “Descartes’s Descendants: the Novels of Bae Myung-hoon and Kim Bo-young,” and “Children’s Science Fiction,” this issue introduces the topics and the status of Korean science fiction. In addition, this issue features interviews with literary critic Kim Uchang and writer Choi Suchol, 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 the translation of Pyun Hye-young’s short story “Bodies” (from Aoi Garden, 2005) and introduces steady sellers, publishers, and trends in Korean literature to overseas readers.