2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival Essay

2005-05-07 / II00000002

This collection of essays from the 2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival contains essays by 40 writers under the age of 45. The festival took place on May 18~24, 2008 in Seoul, Youngju and Andong.

2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival

2008-05-01 / II00000003

This anthology from the 2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival contains selected works of 40 writers under the age of 45. The festival took place on May 18~24, 2008 in Seoul, Youngju and Andong.

_List Vol.9

2010-09-01 / II00001078

The theme of _List Vol. 9 is “Korean art Publications Connect with Readers.” This issue introduces 17 books under the 5 subthemes “contemporary art books that swept the publishing world,” “the healing power of art,” “in search of the root of traditional art,” “inclusive art for all,” and “the journey toward art” and scrutinizes the context of art consumption in Korea through the publishing trend of art books. In addition, this issue features interviews with novelists Park Bum Shin and Lee Chang-dong, Korean publishing trends, coverage of the acceptance of Korean literature overseas, author’s notes by literary critic Jeong Myeong-kyo, a spotlight on a literary site, and book reviews of fiction/nonfiction/children’s literature and introduces poets Yun Jerim, Heo Yeon, and Lee Jangwook, as well as steady sellers, publishers, and trends in Korean literature to overseas readers.

KLN(Korean Literature Now) Vol.64

2024-06-01 / II00001473

The theme of KLN Vol. 64 is “AKA Korean SF.” In the Cover Feature section, a writer, a critic, and a professor discuss the characteristics and trends of Korean science fiction. The Featured Writer section presents an interview with the featured poet Kim So Yeon, ten of her poems, and a critical essay on her artistic world. The Bookmark section features the short stories “The Diving Bell and the Poison” by Lee Jangwook and “Summer” by Kim Umji, as well as two poems each by poets Park Yeon Joon and Kim Bok Hui. This issue also introduces the second of three installments of Record of the Virtue of Queen Inhyeon, Lady Min in English. Lastly, a team of reviewers consisting of writers, translators, professors and a critic have written reviews of five books: I’m Waiting for You by Kim Bo-young, The Greenhouse at the End of the World by Kim Choyeop, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee, The Owl Cries by Pyun Hye-young, and Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum.