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Sept 28, 2018 Book Review

Embracing Korean diaspora through literature

Diaspora literature will be an ‘important asset’ as Korea becomes multicultural society

Film adaptation boosts sales for feminist novel

With the novel “Kim Ji-young, Born in 1982” set to be adapted for the big screen, the book’s sales have seen a significant bump in sales. According to Kyobo Bookstore, the novel took the No. 10 spot on its best-seller list for the third week of September, jumping 22 spots. (Mineumsa)The bookstore said sales volume increased by almost three times. Women in their 20s and 30s accounted for 60.9 percent of purchasers. The novel, written by Cho Nam-ju, depicts the life of an ordinary woman named Kim

Sept 22, 2018
Book Review
[Herald interview] Like BTS, can Korean literature be globally embraced?

Kim Sa-in, head of Literature Translation Institute of Korea, stresses importance of cultivating young literary translators of quality

Sept 7, 2018
Book Review
'Panmunjom and DMZ’ highlights history of divided peninsula

Veteran photojournalist offers readers rare look into restricted areas along the border

Jul 27, 2018
Book Review
Christian couple’s yearlong honeymoon is investment for future

“About Marriage: the 357-day honeymoon” is a collection of writings by a Christian couple who went on a 357-day-long honeymoon to places like Yanbian, Cambodia and India. Like Japanese female writer Kaori Ekuni’s famous novel “Between Calm and Passion-Rosso,” “About Marriage” comes in two separate books, one written by the wife, Lee Sa-rang, and the other by the husband, Chung Chae-hun. Very different from Ekuni’s novel is that “About Marriage” is not romance fiction. "About Marriage" by Lee Sa-

Jul 13, 2018
Book Review
‘In Praise of Death’ won’t come to life for modern readers

Han So-jin’s “In Praise of Death” seems equipped with the enticing elements of a best-seller: a femme-fatale artist misunderstood by her generation and a tragic affair with a married man. Unfortunately, whether the novel lives up to its potential is as elusive as the unfulfilled love story. “In Praise of Death” by Han So-jin (Hainiam)Yun Sim-deok (1897-1926) was Korea’s first soprano and an early Korean pop figure. Her biography is often scandalized by her relationship with playwright Kim Woo-ji

Jul 20, 2018
Book Review
In Sweden, compassion still trumps bigotry

“Instead of imitating another nation, the Swedes made an unrivaled achievement of their own -- creating a strong society for the people.”

Jul 4, 2018
Book Review
[Herald Interview] Now is time to talk about Korean literature

Publishers choose the books to put out on bookstore shelves, hoping that some will buy and perhaps read them. Yet, many of them go unnoticed among the countless books that are released every day.This is much more the case with translated materials. The odds are very low that an American would read Korean literature. Ira Silverberg looks for information in a book during an interview with The Korea Herald on Wednesday at Coex in Seoul. (Shim Woo-hyun/The Korea Herald)”It‘s hard for American writer

Jun 22, 2018
Book Review
Poetry of Kim Jong-gil’s Life, ‘A Black Kite’

Kim Jong-gil passed away in 2017 at the age of 92. He was professor emeritus at the Korea University English literature department, and in the 1990s we met and discussed translation of poetry from Korean into English.He encouraged me to translate not only the message, but also rhythm. It was not an easy task. “A Black Kite” (LTI Korea Library)He gently persuaded me to try harder. He was my senior. I still remember all his words vividly. He translated the traditional Korean sijo poems into Engli

Jun 21, 2018
Book Review
Forgetting is bliss, but not always

Author of ‘White Chrysanthemum’ talks about debut novel on victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery

Apr 26, 2018
Book Review
Han Kang's novel shortlisted for Man Booker Int'l Prize

South Korean novelist Han Kang, the 2016 winner of the Man Booker International Prize, has been shortlisted for the British literary award of world authority, the organizer said Thursday (British local time).Han's "The White Book" is among the six finalists for the 2018 Man Booker prize. The 2015 winner, Laszlo Krasznahorkai from Hungary, also made the list."The White Book" was translated by Deborah Smith, who was a joint recipient, along with Han, of the Man Booker award two years ago for her t

Apr 13, 2018
Books
A case against ‘creative’ translation of ‘The Vegetarian’

Literary translator and professor Kim Wook-dong asserted in his recently published article that the English version of the novel “The Vegetarian” has a significant number of mistranslations.In his article published online on March 30, Kim wrote that “The Vegetarian,” a winning novel of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize, contains many more mistranslations than what “one would expect from a professional translator.”Professor Kim Wook-dong (Photo courtesy of Kim Wook-dong-Yonhap)Kim is a prof

Apr 3, 2018
Book Review
Book details Joseon’s ‘warts and all’ approach to portraits

Lee Sung-nack, a board member at the Kansong Art and Culture Foundation, has released a new book that attempts to explain how portraits created in the Joseon era depicted their models in a realistic way. Lee, 80, worked as a dermatologist and professor before he got a Ph.D. in art history at Myongji University in 2014. Cover of "Joseon Dynasty Portraits: Expression of Scholar Spirits" (Yonhap)In his book “Joseon Dynasty Portraits: Expression of Scholar Spirits,” published on March 16 by Nulwa, L

Mar 21, 2018
Book Review
Professor BG Muhn’s publication sheds lights on North Korean art

‘When people ask whether I am liberal or conservative, I tell them that I am an artist,’ said Muhn Baum-gong, also known as BG Muhn, an artist and professor at Georgetown University, during a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday to promote his latest publication “Pyongyang Art: The Uncovering the Complex Layers of Chosonhwa.” Dispelling any possible suspicions concerning his ideological orientation and possible ties to North Korea, Muhn emphasized that North Korean art deserves due attention f

Mar 15, 2018
Book Review
Han Kang's latest novel nominated for Man Booker Int'l Prize

South Korean novelist Han Kang, who won the Man Booker International Prize in 2016, has again been longlisted for the British literary award of world authority.Han's "The White Book" was among the 13 contenders picked from 108 entries for the 2018 prize, according to the announcement on the organizer's website Monday (British local time).It was translated by Deborah Smith, who was a joint recipient, along with Han, of the Man Booker award two years ago for her translation of "The Vegetarian."Fir

Mar 13, 2018
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