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Ganghwa-gun, Incheon Metropolitan City Part of the beginning and history of peace on the Korean peninsula 2021.06.07 Ganghwado Island is an island where the history of the Korean peninsula began. It was a meaningful area for the foundation and history of “Gojoseon”, the first country established in Korea, according to the “Dangun Wanggeom” folklore. It is an island with high research value and bountiful historical records, such as “Ganghwa Bugeunri Jiseokmyo” (Dolmen Site) which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and relics and remains from the Bronze Age have been found in parts of the island. Ganghwado Island, with its name meaning “the beautiful village below the river,” is the fifth biggest island in Korea as well. As it is located at the center of the Korean peninsula, 486km to the peak of South Korea’s Hallasan Mountain and 499km to the peak of North Korea’s Baekdusan Mountain, the island has been an important gateway in the ocean for f...

VOL.35 / 2021.06

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Writer Jeong Jia

Korean Authors Writer Jeong Jia Embodying the Beauty of Life 2023.01.02 You can find various lives in writer Jeong Jia’s stories. For writer Jung, who reflects various shapes of life through a warm gaze toward people, novels are a medium to express the beauty she finds in life. Returning with Father’s Liberation Diary (Changbi Publishing), a full-length novel after 32 years, she has been receiving great love from people for her unique savourable expressions and witty sense of humor, lightening the mood of the heavy story. Following is an interview with writer Jung, who has been shedding light on various corners of people’s lives and historical events. ⓒ Kang Min-gu It is an honor to have you on K-Book Trends. Please introduce yourself to our subscribers. Hello, everyone. My name is Jeong Jia. I occasionally write novels while living at the foot of Jirisan Mountain...

VOL.54 / 2023.01

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Writer Kim Yeon-Su

Korean Authors Writer Kim Yeon-Su Playing the Happiness of Every Moment 2022.12.05 We all dream of living a happy life. What is a happy life? Some might say that it is achieved through social success or economic wealth. But there’s no guarantee that they will lead to true happiness. Here’s an interview with writer Kim Yeon-Su, who writes when he is happy and wants to cherish the happiness that comes from each moment, realizing that feeling joy is more important than making success or pleasing people. Perhaps that’s why his writings always deliver positive energy to people, no matter how long ? 28 years since his debut ? he has been writing. Following is the story of writer Kim Yeon-Su, who writes as if he is playing an instrument with full affection toward writing. ⓒ Channel Yes It is an honor to have you on K-Book Trends. Please say hello to our subscribers and give a b...

VOL.53 / 2022.12

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Anton Hur

Korean Translator Anton Hur 2021.08.02 About Anton “A little too fluent”?South China Morning PostI am a writer and translator working in Seoul. I was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and raised in British Hong Kong, Ethiopia, and Thailand, but mostly in Korea, where I’ve lived for thirty years. I was awarded the title of Person of Distinguished Service to the Nation after serving in the Korean Army. ? Twitter: @AntonHur, Instagram: @AntonHur, Website: antonhur.com Book translations ? I Went to See My Father by Kyung-Sook Shin (Astra House, 2023) ? Violet by Kyung-Sook Shin (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Feminist Press, 2022) ? Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong (Moonji Books, 2021) ? Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park (Grove, Tilted Axis, 2021) ? Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung (Honford Star, 2021) ...

VOL.37 / 2021.08

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#Travel in KOREA

#K-Book #Travel in KOREA KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2021.08.02 A Day in Forest 1. Publication Details Title | A Day in ForestSubtitle | The Finest Pieces of Memory in the Seasons an Adventurous Couple CollectedAuthor | BigchoiPublisher | sorosoro Publication Date | 2018-07-02ISBN | 9791196409906No. of pages | 264Dimensions | 150 * 200 2. Copyright Contact Name | Lee SuhyunEmail | bellaluvu@naver.comPhone | +82-10-4755-0369 3. Book Intro A Day in Forest is a photo essay written by an adventurous couple who enjoy multitudes of adventures through their everyday life and travel. Every page of the book provides readers with photos along with short essays describing their vivid experience during the seasons the authors spent in nature and helps the readers feel comfortable.The small pieces of their memory captured through the eyes of ...

VOL.37 / 2021.08

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Best Book Designs From All Over The World

Best Book Designs From All Over The World 2021.05.03 We have recently chosen the “Best Book Designs in Korea.” As each book is beautiful in its own way, it is meaningless to line them up based on a fixed standard. However, selecting books that have best represented the beauty of the generation breathes life into it and makes it meaningful once again. In order to choose the best book designs, we put our heads together to select the right judges. We received opinions from various fields and invited five judges among them, who were Moon Janghyun, Park Yeounjoo, Park Hwalsung, Jin Dallae, and Choi Sulki. We posted an announcement about the contest and received submissions. We also asked those who made the books recommended by the reviewers from various fields to submit their books. Ten books made it to the final, and each of the judges gave a precious, carefully written commentary to all the winners.The chosen books from this year’s fair will go to L...

VOL.34 / 2021.05

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Books Written by Koreans Born and Living Overseas

Books Written by Koreans Born and Living Overseas Stories that Flower and Bloom from Korean Roots 2021.05.03 Last year, Korean American poet Choi Don-Mi and Korean Japanese novelist Yoo Mi-Ri won the National Book Award with DMZ Colony (Wave Books) and JR上野驛公園口 (It means Tokyo Ueno Station) (河出書房新社) respectively. The National Book Award is one of the most prestigious book awards in the United States, which grants awards in the four categories of novel, non-fiction, poetry, and children’s literature. The good news continued this year. Writer Tae Keller’s When You Trap a Tiger (Random House USA Inc) won the John Newbery Medal and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for children’s literature. Also, Anna Kim’s children’s book Danbi Leads the School Parade (VIKING) was chosen as the picture book of honor. As such, works by Korean authors are blooming across the world, proving their value. Many works by Korean authors living over...

VOL.34 / 2021.05

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Kanki Publishing’s Successful Import Cases of Korean Books

Kanki Publishing’s Successful Import Cases of Korean Books The Korean Books Japanese Readers are Looking for 2021.05.03 Current status of the publishing market in Japan It began with writer Cho Nam-joo’s Kim Ji Young, Born 1982 (Minumsa) published at the end of 2018, which was then translated by Saito Mariko and published by Chikuma Shob? in Japan, that Korean literature started to see positive outcomes in Japan. Korean books that have been translated and published in Japan for the past 3 years are Almonds (Changbi), I Decided to Live as Myself (Woods of Mind’s Books), I Want to Die but I Also Want to Eat Tteokppokki (Heun), I Almost Lived Too Hard (Woongjin Thinkbig), Every Moments Were You (Wisdomhouse), and I Look at You Like a Flower (Ji Hye). As various Korean novels, essays, and poem collections are steadily translated into Japanese, the two countries’ languages and cultures seem to get closer. The books mentioned earlier share one common thing ? ...

VOL.34 / 2021.05

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Writer Eun Hee-Kyung

Korean Authors Writer Eun Hee-Kyung A Genre Created through Continuous Innovation 2022.11.07 People all look at the world from their own viewpoints and ways of thinking. For that matter, one’s thoughts and notions play important roles in viewing and judging others. Of course, it is not easy to change a deeply rooted mindset. Still, some continue to innovate and move along with the changes in the world. Writer Eun Hee-Kyung, who emphasizes relations and communication with others and looking beyond prejudices, debuted 27 years ago. Still, she does not hesitate to make changes. This time, we met writer Eun Hee-Kyung who delivers warm stories in a slightly cold-blooded manner and has established her works as a unique genre. ⓒ Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF) It’s an honor to have you on our webzine. Please say hello to our readers and introduce yourself. Hello, everyone. I am a novelist, and I d...

VOL.52 / 2022.11

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Bombom Publishing Co.

Korean Publishers Bombom Publishing Co. Unique Picture Books Made with Love 2022.10.04 Picture books were often regarded as “books only for children.” Driven by the growing interest of adult readers in picture books, however, a number of “picture books for adults” have been published lately. “What are picture books for adults?” In search of the answer to the question, Bombom Publishing Co. is dedicated to redefining them as “books that both adults and children can enjoy” from “books that adults can merely read,” and to publishing picture books covering all genres. We had the opportunity to feel the publisher’s commitment to its readers, along with a passion for picture books. The logo of Bombom Publishing Co. It is our pleasure to have Bombom Publishing Co. in K-Book Trends’ interview. Please introduce the company and its mission to our global readers. “B...

VOL.51 / 2022.10

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