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Translator Deborah Smith hails Han Kang’s Nobel win as step toward literary equity

British literary translator Deborah Smith, best known for translating 2024 Nobel laureate Han Kang's "The Vegetarian," said the author's win of the prestigious award shows that the global literary world is moving toward greater equity.

2024-11-12

Swedish Academy to introduce Han Kang in Korean during Nobel Prize award ceremony

Author Han Kang will be introduced at the Nobel Prize award ceremony on Dec. 10 in Korean, according to a local media outlet on Sunday.

2024-11-11

At Tongbang book sale, expats find English reads — and new friends

Thousands of bibliophiles perused more than 10,000 titles, all in English, during a massive book sale hosted by the independent English-language retailer Tongbang Books that ran Saturday through Sunday.

2024-11-11

Delving into the meaning of the prize awarding

We should question, not judge. Can this be too much to ask?

2024-11-10

Tongbang Books to hold a warehouse super sale this weekend in Seongsu-dong

Tongbang Books, the oldest independent English-translated books retailer in Korea, is holding a super sale this weekend at its warehouse in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul.

2024-11-05

A blessing to the country prisoned in aporia

Han’s works first discovered by the world persistently question the purpose of human life.

2024-10-28

How about creating an industrial K-wave? (KOR)

In the fiercely competitive global economy, Korea should create an industrial Korean Wave with soft yet strong power.

2024-10-28

How about creating an industrial K-wave?

In the fiercely competitive global economy, Korea should create an industrial Korean Wave with soft yet strong power.

2024-10-27

한강의 역사적 노벨상 수상에 전국적인 축하 열기

Korean novelist Han Kang, widely known for her 2007 literary work “The Vegetarian,” won the country's first Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. Since the Swedish Academy, which organizes the prize, made the announcement, a joyous mood has...

2024-10-25

Pythagoras, AI and Han Kang (KOR)

We must not forget the underlying profound religious and ethical contexts of these works of art.

2024-10-18