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Flowers of the Orient ? Bringing Korean Gems to Polish Readers

Export Case Flowers of the Orient? Bringing Korean Gems to Polish Readers 2023.05.02 Sixteen years ago, immediately after a fellow Korean Philology student and good friend, Edyta Matejko-Paszkowska, and I decided to establish a publishing house that was centered around Korean literature, people were perplexed. ‘Why?’ they asked. Few believed it was a great idea at the time, and some attitudes could now be considered mocking. However, now that the Korean wave (Hallyu) has reached Poland, they are no longer laughing. The popularity of Korean cuisine, language, dramas, and K-pop has extended to Korean literature.Up until around 2007, a total of seventeen titles of what could be classed as modern or classical literature had been translated from Korean into Polish - extremely low compared to the likes of Japan or China, which both ran into the hundreds. Several key factors explain why Korean literature translations weren’t widespread. Firstly ...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

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Korean Books Loved by German Readers

Export Case Korean Books Loved by German Readers 2021.08.02 K-pop and K-drama are hot in Germany as well. According to a news article released by Yonhap News Agency on February 9 this year, the number of freshmen choosing to study Korean Studies at the Free University of Berlin, Germany, increased from 25 in 2008 to 350 in 2021. Also, we are receiving almost 200 applicants for the Korean class open at the Language Center of the Technical University of Munich each semester where I’m teaching students. On top of these two cases, I can also recall the days where we struggled and worked so hard to find a publisher that would accept our first translated book in 1993. This is why the recent boom in Germany about Korean culture, including the language and literature, is more vivid to me.Korean literature has been translated and published in Germany mainly with the support of the Daesan Foundation and the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. It received at...

VOL.37 / 2021.08

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Performance Summary of Korean Publications in the Global Publishing Market in 2020 and Prospects for 2021

Performance Summary of Korean Publications in the Global Publishing Market in 2020 and Prospects for 2021 2021.01.04 Performance summary of Korean publications in the global publishing market in 2020 The year 2020 will be recorded as a year in which Korean publications have had a meaningful experience in the global publishing market. It is because they have received balanced positive feedback in both fiction and non-fiction categories and in the Asian, European, US, and UK publishing markets. While certain titles or areas had been the cherry on the cake in the past, the trend has changed in 2020. Books in various genres have shown almost equally significant performance in various language regions. This can be interpreted that K-books are having closer interactions with readers across the world while gaining more influence in the global publishing market.In the first half of 2020, the publishing industry in the world has had an unexpected time of turbulence ...

VOL.30 / 2021.01

[TREND / BOOK TRIP]

Songpa, Seoul

Songpa, Seoul “How To Love Books” of a Big City 2020.05.04 The 123-storey-high Lotte World Mall, Olympic Stadium where the 88 Seoul Olympics were held, Lotte World and Seokchon Lake, which are always crowded throughout the year. With such places to go and see, the time in Songpa-gu flows fast just like other big cities. Named after the lush pine trees growing in the city, Songpa-gu is now filled with high buildings and big apartment complexes ? there are so many that the city is often called a “Building Forest.” Yet, if you look a little bit deeper inside, there are still places where you can find relaxation in your life. Discover joy among old and worn books Once you exit Jamsillaru station (line 2 of Seoul Subway), you will see a low but long building. It is “Seoul Treasure Den for Books”, a secondhand bookstore built by the Seoul Metropolitan City last March transforming an unused space. ⓒSeoul Treasure Den for Books &...

VOL.22 / 2020.05

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Korean Children, Young People’s Literature

Korean Children, Young People’s Literature Still, we grow up reading books 2020.04.06 The translation publication rights of Almond (Changbi), a full-length novel written by Sohn Won-Pyung have been sold to 14 countries across the world including the Americas and Europe (the US, France, Italy, Spain, Greece), Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam), Mexico, and Israel. The thing we need to pay attention to next is the reaction of readers in English speaking countries. The book Almond is set to be published on May 5th in the US. After its publication in Japan in 2019, it has been receiving positive comments from the local readers, and its popularity is confirmed by its 3rd printing only in a short period of time. Categorized as Young Adult Literature, the book features a special coming-of-age story of a boy that cannot feel emotions. It is a best seller in Korea with 400 thousand copies sold between its publication in 2017 and March ...

VOL.21 / 2020.04

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Hwang Sun-mi, Author of The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

Hwang Sun-mi, Author of The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly Books that connect readers and writers, and the universal values within them 2019.12.09 Author Hwang Sun-mi's stories of life that are narrated in many different ways have been welcomed by readers around the world, going beyond generational and cultural divides. Her most famous work, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly (Sakyejul), which received much love from South Korean readers, has been translated and published in numerous countries globally, and recently, her Miracle on Cherry Hill (Sakyejul) was released in the United Kingdom. In the following interview, the author hoped she would be able to communicate with even more people through her books that warmly tell stories about universal values that all humans have, like love, happiness, dreams and hope. The work you debuted with, Flowers You Plant in Hearts (Sigongsa) was newly re-published this year. You've written ...

VOL.18 / 2019.12

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KL Management's Export Success Case for Novel Almond

KL Management's Export Success Case for Novel Almond 2019.06.10 Joseph Lee, president of KL Management, has been known for his wide-reaching efforts over the years to export South Korean books and spread Korean literature around the world. Some even call him the 'global evangelist for Korean literature'. We recently met with Lee who led export projects for the novel Almond (Changbi Publishers), which was successfully exported to 12 countries and translated into 13 languages. The following details the story behind his efforts, the current status of South Korean book exports and why Almond came to be so successful outside South Korea. Q. We've heard Korean author Sohn Won-pyung's Almond, which won the 10th Changbi Youth Literature Award in 2017, was exported to 12 countries and translated into 13 languages. It's probably safe to say it is unusual for a relatively new author to have her novel exported to more than 10 countries just two years after her debut. We're cer...

VOL.12 / 2019.06

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Sakyejul

Sakyejul The colors of four seasons drawn on white manuscript paper 2020.11.02 Publisher Sakyejul, frequently introduced at overseas book fairs, is a publishing company that has published the first teenage book in Korea with the motto “pursuing the meaning of growth.” The company has been working on books in areas ranging from children and teenagers to social science, liberal arts, and history, where readers can look back on their lives with a message embedded. They have built up a reputation as a general publisher by expanding their publication fields to novels, comics, and essays. Distinctly charming in four seasons ? blooming spring, passionate summer, maple autumn, and snowy winter ? as its name suggests, let’s meet Sakyejul and see what it has to say. Please introduce Sakyejul to our overseas publishers. Good to see you. Sakyejul has been growing along with the environmental changes in politics and society in Korea. Established ...

VOL.28 / 2020.11

[EVENT / I READ]

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Hwang Sun-mi

I Read The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Hwang Sun-mi 2023.07.03 This article is a review written by a Filipino reader ofK-Book Trends after reading a Korean book.If you want to share your wonderful experience of reading Korean bookswith other overseas readers, please send us an email!kbooktrends@gmail.com I encountered K-Book Trends on Instagram. I immediately browsed it. Looking at the Interview menu, I searched particularly for Ms. Hwang Sun-mi, the author of The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly (SAKYEJUL), the only Korean literature book I have read so far. In her interview, she said, “I hope they think reading a book is like practicing a certain wish.” What she uttered is so true and meaningful because after reading The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly, I was in deep thought and felt a sense of achievement. Like I have reaped a certain reward. It encouraged me to share my perspectives on the story. Coincident...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

[INFORMATION / KOREAN TRANSLATOR]

WANG TSE YU

Korean Translator WANG TSE YU 2021.10.05 Contact ? E-Mail: twjmj4679@gmail.com Education ? Master of Chinese Literature, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan ? Completed Ph.D., Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Korea University, Korea Teaching Career ? Lecturer at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Korea University ? Lecturer at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Hanshin University ? (Currently) Full-time Foreign Lecturer at the Department of Chinese for Tourism Business, Jangan University Translated Works (Korean-Chinese) Works supported by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) ? A Distant and Beautiful Place, Yang Gui-Ja (?美村的人?, 天津百花文? (Chinese publisher), 2001) ? The...

VOL.39 / 2021.10

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