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Han Kang books sell out across Korea after Nobel Prize win

Since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang's books have seen a surge in sales, prompting major bookstores to rush reprints.

2024-10-11

Society, crime and punishment critiqued in Japanese author Rie Kudan's 'Sympathy Tower Tokyo'

[Interview] In a radical future imagined by author Rie Kudan, 34, prisoners are victims of society and thus viewed with sympathy instead of hostility in novel "Sympathy Tower Tokyo."

2024-09-11

Author Lee Mirinae becomes first Korean awarded the William Saroyan International Prize

Author Lee Mirinae, 41, won a William Saroyan International Prize for her novel "8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster" on Sunday.

2024-08-26

You must still learn from Europe

As we are getting on a par with Europe, we must understand the foundations of those standards. Only then can we really become an advanced country.

2024-08-11

Author Lee Mirinae reveals inspiration behind acclaimed North Korean defector novel

Korean author Lee Mirinae was born, raised and educated in Seoul until she went to college in the United States where she majored in English literature. But her debut novel, “8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster: A Novel,” was written in English.

2024-08-07

'Gulliver meets Hong Gil-dong': Fictional worlds to collide at upcoming SIBF

Famed fictional explorer Gulliver will meet Joseon Dynasty outlaw Hong Gil-dong at the upcoming Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF), set to kick off next week at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul.

2024-06-21

Publishers refuse to pay $264,000 penalty for missing profit reports, file court motion

The Culture Ministry may end up facing the Korean Publishers Association (KPA) in court, as the industry organization attempts to fight back against corruption allegations.

2024-05-28

“아이들이 못 볼 책”…미 공립학교에서 금서 지정 증가

Book bans in public schools continued to surge in the first half of this school year, according to a report released on Tuesday by PEN America, a free speech organization.

2024-04-22

Han So-hee and Ryu Jun-yeol halt 'Delusion' co-star talks after split

“It’s true the two actors discussed casting with the producers of ‘Delusion’ but have decided to halt such discussions, especially as nothing had been confirmed,” production company Showbox told local news outlets on Tuesday.

2024-04-02

'We can't choose the day we leave': Why author Shin Ah-yeon opposes physician-assisted suicide

Author Shin Ah-yeon discusses her experience witnessing physician-assisted suicide, and her subsequent opposition to the practice, in her essay 'I've Been to Switzerland to Witness Euthanasia,' where she emphasizes its impact on loved ones.

2024-03-18