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Wed, July 28, 2021 | 12:37

[INTERVIEW] Korean girls' comic books reflect multifaceted female roles in society

From the late 1950s to the 1990s, female-targeted comic books known as “sunjeong manhwa” were popular among female readers in their teens and 20s. People might expect these stories to revolve around a starry- and wide-eyed Barbie-like lead character who struggles her way through a tough life situation but ends up falling in love with a handsome male character and living happi...

Park Ji-won | 2021-07-24 09:44

Blind Wall Street analyst shares wisdom to live life 'durably' to the fullest

Soon-kyu Shin, a blind Wall Street-based credit analyst and author of two books, knows better than anyone else how people feel when they are discriminated against or experience verbal violence intentionally or unintentionally from ignorant people.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-07-16 15:02

[INTERVIEW] 'As humans, we all have a dark side'

Bestselling author Jeong You-jeong's new psychological thriller, “Perfect Happiness,” unravels the darkest side of human nature, taking readers into a chilling and haunting world. Some of the moments are described so vividly, with meticulous attention to details, that readers find themselves frightened as they visualize the gruesome scenes. With the author's captivating story...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-07-09 12:53

[EXCLUSIVE] Psychological thriller 'Perfect Happiness' to hit US, UK bookstores

Star novelist Jeong You-jeong's chilling psychological thriller, “Perfect Happiness,” published by EunHaengNaMu Publishing Co., has been on the bestseller list of the nation's largest bookstore, Kyobo Books, for weeks since it went on sale in Korea in early June.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-07-07 12:19

Yun Ko-eun's 'The Disaster Tourist' wins UK's crime fiction award

Best-selling author Yun Ko-eun's novel, “The Disaster Tourist,” became the first Korean literary piece to win the prestigious crime fiction award in the UK, Thursday, local time. The eco-thriller, translated into English last year through sponsorship of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea), was named the winner of the Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger c...

2021-07-02 16:09

[INTERVIEW] Priest and Sogang University president translates book on LGBT people to bridge gap

Fr. Sim Jong-hyeok, a Jesuit priest and president of Sogang University, recently translated a book into Korean to help bridge the gap between religious people and sexual minorities. Released in April, the book, titled “Building a Bridge,” introduces actual tips like helpful Bible lines for both religious people and sexual minorities to communicate more effectively with each o...

Park Ji-won | 2021-06-24 16:44

Best-seller lists do not coincide with ideals

The most-read articles and top 10 best-selling books at bookstores compiled by media outlets have one thing in common: readers here don't seem to find well-researched, insightful works to be fascinating.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-06-18 16:04

Korea's No. 3 bookstore chain goes bankrupt

Bandi & Luni's, the country's third-biggest bookstore chain that runs both online and in-person channels, has filed for bankruptcy. Seoul Mungo, the company behind the bookstore chain, sent an emergency letter notifying the bankruptcy to members of a local publishers' association on Wednesday. The company reportedly failed to pay a promissory note due the previous day.

2021-06-17 10:35

Book review: Community, collaboration between poets, artists forged during dark colonial times

The fact that the golden age of Korea's modern literature and art occurred during the early 20th century may seem like an ironic twist to many. How was it that the bleak times of Japanese colonial rule formed the backdrop to a cultural flourishing of lively, communal interactions among artists and poets?

2021-06-16 16:59

Books about Yoon Seok-youl: like parable of the blind and the elephant

Former Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl, 61, has yet to declare a bid to run in the 2022 presidential election slated for March 22. Despite rampant rumors about his candidacy, he has played a waiting game about his presidential run.His every action, word and whereabouts spark speculation about his motives, maybe because he is currently one of the most popular - albeit unoffi...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-06-15 09:05

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