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Thu, October 28, 2021 | 07:55

Award-winning novel comes under fire for plagiarism

A novel that won five literary awards last year has been accused of plagiarizing another award-winning novel, drawing criticism for the poor screening process in selecting winners.

Park Ji-won | 2021-01-18 17:16

Poet Choi Jeong-rye passes away at 66

Poet Choi Jeong-rye passed away Saturday at the age of 66. Known as one of Korea's most exacting and innovative poets, Choi wrote prose poems drawing strange qualities out of everyday experiences.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-01-17 14:30

In memory of Choi Jeong-rye (1955-2021)

Book review: Authors explore unconventional superpowers

If there were heroes in our time who remain unseen and marginalized instead of being under the constant spotlight, in what way and form could they come to us? In Beom Yoo-jin's short story “Captain Grandma Oh Mi-ja,” it is the spring of the year she turns 80 when the titular main character begins her first lessons on the Korean alphabetical system Hangeul.

2021-01-15 17:26

Off the beaten track: UK journalist explores Korea's remote islands

Fueled by the “sugary, milky, hot, completely unhealthy” taste of Korea's homegrown instant coffee label Maxim Gold, an English backpacker starts another of his days on a rattling ferry that takes him to some of the most isolated islands along the coastline of South Korea.

2021-01-13 09:04

[INTERVIEW] Chung Bora puts unrepentant villains, empty vengeance together in sci-fi fiction

Grandpa tells the story of how his friend who owned a premium brewery ended his life at a young age after he was victimized by a rival company in a smear campaign that ultimately put him out of business. The tragic fate of his friend motivates him to become a vigilante.

2021-01-08 09:06

Use your evenings wisely to earn side income

“The Power of an Evening Routine” published by Dongyang Books is a guidebook for full-time workers seeking extra income. Author Ryu Han-bin encourages readers to make the most of their evenings after knocking off from their main job by working on something extra ― for money or just for fun.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-01-06 12:49

Lee Seung-u wins Yi Sang Literary Award

Literature & Thought, the organizer of the prestigious Yi Sang Literary Award, which caused a stir last year after awardees boycotted the prizes protesting unfair copyright restrictions imposed by the organization, named Lee Seung-u as this year's winner, Monday.

2021-01-06 08:54

[Book review] Pandemic-weary poets around world muse on life

"Hey, I thought my enemy was communism or imperialism… Or aliens or nightmare… / But it was you all along." In "Location of an Enemy," poet Lee Jang-wook comes to realize that the enemy he feared all his life was neither patriarchy, terrorists nor racists; it was another person, a potential host of the virus, greeting him.

2021-01-01 14:42

Kim Young-ha's 'Diary of a Murderer' wins German literary award

Best-selling author Kim Young-ha's novel “Diary of a Murderer” won the German Prize for Crime Fiction, Monday, local time. The crime thriller was translated into German earlier this year through sponsorship of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea).

2020-12-30 16:28

Book delves into Vietnamese way of doing business

Busy streets filled with motorcycles zipping in all directions fit a scene some previous visitors could easily associate with Vietnam. With narrow roads and public transport services still in development, motorcycles have had a significant impact on local consumer trends.

2020-12-28 08:56

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