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The “Most Korean” Features Penetrate the World

Topic   The “Most Korean” Features Penetrate the World   2023.01.02   I met Kristen Vida Alfaro, CEO of Tilted Axis Press, in the UK last September. Tilted Axis Press is the publisher set up by Debora Smith, who won the International Booker Prize with Han Kang. The company introduced Love in the Big City (Changbi Publishers) written by Park Sang-Young and translated by Anton Hur to the UK, and the book put its name on the Booker Prize Longlist this year. Also, translated by the same translator, Chung Bora’s Cursed Bunny (Arzak) was selected for the Booker Prize Shortlist. As such, Korean literature ? or K-literature ? has recently been creating a sensation in English-speaking countries. If you take a closer look at the phenomenon, you will realize that diaspora literature written by Korean-Americans is at the center of popularity, such as Lee Min-Jin’s Pachinko and Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart.   * K-Book Trends Vol. 47 ? Go t...
  • VOL.54 / 2023.01
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The “Healing Fiction” Fever

Topic   The “Healing Fiction” Fever Trending: Fiction With the Theme of Healing Space   2022.10.04   Because I work in a book review team in a press agency, I meet dozens of books every week. And, recently, novels with similar designs and colors caught my attention, and I collected them on one side of the office. Then, one day, one of my colleagues from another team came to say hello, saw the stacks, and asked, “What are they? Are they a series?” Oh, yes. They may appear to belong to the same series, as they are so similar - in terms of atmosphere, not context. Every book seems to be indistinguishable from the others. Their warm color tone, and the “thing.” They all have some “house” drawn on their covers. So, even though people say that this is the generation of non-book-readers, I thought that it was worthy enough to write an article about this phenomenon as there must be a reason for their commonality.In fact, articles about this trend have been around...
  • VOL.51 / 2022.10
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Successful Import Case of Korean Literature in the U.K.

Export Case   Successful Import Case of Korean Literature in the U.K. Publishing the best literature from East Asia, be it classic or contemporary   2022.09.05   When we started Honford Star, our original plan was to publish the short stories of Yi Sang, the tragic poet of early modern Korean literature. His bizarre imagery and youthful exuberance attracted us, even though the difference in language and decades between him and us. Unfortunately, we were never able to publish Yi, but our love of offbeat Korean literature continued.At Honford Star, we aim to translate books right at the edge between genre fiction and literary fiction. So when Anton Hur sent us the first two stories in the Cursed Bunny (Arzak) short story collection, we bought the rights as fast as we could. The stories were absurdist masterpieces that showcased author Bora Chung’s ability to mix the fantastical with social critique. Her stories fit in perfectly with our other Korean b...
  • VOL.50 / 2022.09
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Influential

Korean Publishers   Influential A Content Company Adding Wisdom to the World   2025.11.03   Wisdom and knowledge may be invisible and intangible, yet the content that carries them can take many forms and change the world. And such content always begins with “people” and returns to “people.” There is a company that delivers content through speech in lectures, through sight in books, and through sound in audiobooks to create a more positive world. Following is an interview with Influential, a company that brings readers the joy of reading while adding wisdom to the world.   Logo of Influential     It’s a pleasure to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Could you please introduce “Influential” to our international readers?   Influential marked the beginning of its journey by launching Korea’s first lecture business service in 2008. Later in 2013, it joined the publishing industry and became the first company in...
  • VOL.88 / 2025.11
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Jakkajungsin Publishing Co.

Korean Publishers   Jakkajungsin Publishing Co. With faith and affection for books   2024.04.01   Jakkajungsin Publishing, a publishing house that has been fiercely and steadfastly upholding the spirit of writers, celebrates its 37th anniversary this year. Times have changed, and so have readers, too, but Jakkajungsin Publishing’s deep faith and love for books have kept it true to its original mission. Starting with literature and expanding to humanities, liberal arts, non-fiction, business, and children’s books, the company has pioneered its own path, communicating with readers while never forgetting the meaning and importance of books. The determination to make books that uplift the soul and awaken the spirit of readers, as well as books that can give strength and courage to readers living in difficult times, showed the passion it had at the beginning. Following is an interview with Jakkajungsin Publishing, which has been meeting readers with qua...
  • VOL.69 / 2024.04
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2nd Week, September 2021

Best Sellers   2nd Week, September 2021 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2021.10.05   It’s September in Korea, and the warm sun and the cool breeze put smiles on people’s faces. As the traditional book-reading season of autumn approaches, fiction is showing its presence on the integrated list of bestsellers. Along with the continued popularity of the Dollagoot Dream Department Store series, which has brought about a fantasy fiction syndrome in Korea, writer Han Kang’s I Do Not Bid Farewell ranked first on the list. This book is the first new title from Han Kang in five years since she won the International Booker Prize in 2016 with The Vegetarian (Changbi) and has been gaining popularity among not only Korean readers but also foreign readers. The story I Do Not Bid Farewell depicts the memories of love that make human beings human in poetic sentences against the background of the Jeju April 3 Incident, a painful event in Korean histor...
  • VOL.39 / 2021.10
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Writer Park Sang-Young

Korean Authors   Writer Park Sang-Young A Joyful Solidarity Built Between the Writer and their Readers Through Novels   2022.07.04   Pursuing joy in life is one of the privileges given to human beings. Of the many strengths of fiction, readers particularly love finding joy inside the stories. People enjoy reading fiction that is fun and easily readable. One of the writers talented in maximizing such characteristics of fiction is Park Sang-Young, who creates the common ground of “writing joy” and “reading joy” between him and his readers through his stories. Park has been creating a synergy effect, encouraging readers to share the joy and feel solidarity with him. Let’s dive into the delightful moment with writer Park Sang-Young, who exerted his unique joyful energy throughout the interview.       Please say hello to our subscribers.   Hello, I’m novelist Park Sang-Young. I’ve written fiction such as Love In th...
  • VOL.48 / 2022.07
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Writer Bora Chung

Korean Authors   Writer Bora Chung A Creative and Fun Storyteller Who Mesmerized the World   2022.06.07   While Korean content ? or so-called K-content ? is at the center of global attention these days, K-publishing has joined the hot wave. Led by works that have won international prizes, various Korean publications are being globally recognized with rising interest and popularity. Also, Korea’s publishing industry is once again receiving much attention as Cursed Bunny (Arzak), a short-story collection written by Bora Chung, was nominated for the Booker Prize, a prestigious literary award. Author Bora Chung writes stories with the maximum charms of SF fiction using her abundant imagination and fresh topics. Following is an interview with Bora Chung, who expressed her works as “fiction that explores the border between reality and virtual reality.”   ⓒArzak     Please introduce yourself to our subscribers.   Hel...
  • VOL.47 / 2022.06
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Moonji Publishing Belongs to the Literary Community

Moonji Publishing Belongs to the Literary Community   2019.11.04   Moonji Publishing Co., Ltd is the publisher that owns the entire novel collection by Man Booker International Prize winner Han Kang. It is also the publisher of poetry collections by Kim Hye-soon, who received the Griffin Poetry Prize in Canada earlier this year. Even with just these two statements, it is easy to define Moonji Publishing as South Korea's top publisher of literature. The following looks at the treasure trove of Korean literature Moonji Publishing has and what values the publisher prioritizes when it releases books.   Moonji Publishing Co., Ltd    Please tell our readers what kind of publisher Moonji Publishing is.   Moonji Publishing is a South Korean publisher that specializes in literature and liberal arts books that was founded in 1975. For the past 45 years, we have published around 3,000 books, and most of these have been Korean poetry, novels,...
  • VOL.17 / 2019.11
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South Korea's Translated Literature Awards, Where Are They Now?

South Korea's Translated Literature Awards, Where Are They Now?   2017.11.01   South Korean works of literature are making themselves known here and there outside the country. At this time, it's easy for the importance of translation to be overlooked. The same work of art can shine more brilliantly or suffer through different translators. It is not an easy task to carry the same message in Korean books while conveying the respective emotions or characteristics of the language the work is being translated into. And so, there are increasingly more awards to boost the number of excellent translators and translated books in South Korea. The following describes the status of South Korea's prizes for translated literature and examples.   The Emergence of Screensellers in South Korea   In March 2016, Han Kang's The Vegetarian first published in 2007 made headlines when it became a candidate for the Man Booker International Prize - the first for any Korean. In May that year...
  • VOL.6 / 2017.11
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