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Thu, March 30, 2023 | 18:08

'Black Flower,' novel about early Korean plantation workers, published in Mexico

'Black Flower,' novel about early Korean plantation workers, published in Mexico

In April 1905, just five years before Korea fell under Japanese colonial occupation, 1,033 people from all ages and walks of life flocked to Jemulpo Harbor in present-day Incheon to climb aboard a ship en route to the land of new hopes and possibilities, called Mexico.

Park Han-sol | 2021-09-10 15:50

Korean author's gripping stories fascinate European readers

Korean author's gripping stories fascinate European readers

Best-selling author Lee Jung-myung's daily habits are quite different from those of other Korean novelists.Unlike many other writers, he's not a night owl. Waking up early in the morning, like a full-time salaried worker, he works from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in his studio near his home in Seoul, researching topics that interest him to get inspiration for future book projects, writi...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-09-10 10:20

Letters of Korea's first Catholic priest published in English

Letters of Korea's first Catholic priest published in English

Marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Saint Andrew Kim Dae-geon (1821-46), the Research Foundation of Korean Church History under the Archdiocese of Seoul has published an English translation of “The Letters of Saint Andrew Kim Dae-geon,” one of the three memorial books on his activities as an important early figure in the Catholic Church in Korea.

Park Ji-won | 2021-09-09 16:00

Author of 'Dooley' animation publishes new black humor comic book

Author of 'Dooley' animation publishes new black humor comic book

Kim Soo-jung, author of the animation, “Dooly, the Little Dinosaur,” has published a new comic book under a title roughly translated as, “Game of Death,” in English. This new comic book is the first Kim has released in about 20 years.

Park Ji-won | 2021-09-01 17:14

Seoul International Book Fair contemplates post-pandemic life through humanities

Seoul International Book Fair contemplates post-pandemic life through humanities

The Seoul International Book Fair 2021, known as the largest book and publishing trade show in Korea, will kick off next week at S Factory in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, and online. The event will include 75 publishers and more than 200 authors and experts as guest speakers.

Park Han-sol | 2021-09-01 15:16

1st full-length Korean novel written by AI to be published next week

1st full-length Korean novel written by AI to be published next week

South Korea's first full-length novel written by artificial intelligence (AI) will hit the shelves next week, its publisher said Friday.

2021-08-20 16:51

[INTERVIEW] UK economist calls for redirecting capitalism to make it more inclusive

INTERVIEWUK economist calls for redirecting capitalism to make it more inclusive

Guy Standing, a professorial research associate at SOAS University of London and author of “The Precariat: the New Dangerous Class,” observed that rising job insecurity across the world is the result of neo-liberals' ceaseless pursuit of a flexible labor market and their allegedly wrong remedies have paved the way for unbridled capitalism that only benefits the haves at the e...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-08-13 11:09

Book review: 'Modern Girl' anthology series features Korea's early modern feminists

Book review: 'Modern Girl' anthology series features Korea's early modern feminists

How were women represented in the works of modern Korean literature a century ago? Do these stories have anything in common with their contemporary counterparts, which revolve around women and their struggle for equality? It's no surprise that in the early 1900s, when the Korean literary circle was heavily male-dominated, as were most other sectors of Korean society, the voic...

Park Han-sol | 2021-08-11 09:45

'Zitwer factor': Before her, few readers outside Korea heard about Korean thrillers

'Zitwer factor': Before her, few readers outside Korea heard about Korean thrillers

Exporting Korean novels is a delicate and time-consuming job that requires network with big Western publishers as well as a significant level of knowhow in pitching translated books to them. Adding to the complexity, several different groups of people become heavily involved in the pre-publication process before the translated books eventually go on sale in local bookstores.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-08-04 13:43

[EXCLUSIVE] Not your average thriller, 'The Consultant,' to be published in US, Europe

EXCLUSIVENot your average thriller, 'The Consultant,' to be published in US, Europe

“It's surreal.” That's what Im Seong-sun, author of the award-winning 2010 thriller, “The Consultant,” said when asked how he felt when he learned that his debut novel will be published in English for English-speaking readers in 2023.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-07-30 13:33

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