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The Street of Youth: Shinchon, Seoul

Book Trip   [Into the Book ⑥] The Street of Youth: Shinchon, Seoul The Silent Cry of Youth Found inReinvestigation and The Lumiere People   2024.01.02   Reinvestigation and The Lumiere People       Like anyone else, I, as a murderer, also need meaning in life and ethical guidance.No, I want a strong, compelling moral anchor that will keep me from falling apart,even more so because I’m a murderer.- from Reinvestigation     Reinvestigation (EunHaeng NaMu), a novel by Chang Kang-Myoung, who has been recognized for his literary and public success in both the mystery and SF genres and who is often referred to as a “socialist mystery novelist,” is a story that takes place during the reinvestigation of the murder of a female college student in an apartment building in Shinchon, Seoul, 22 years ago. Shinchon,...
  • VOL.66 / 2024.01
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2nd Week, September 2023

Best Sellers   2nd Week, September 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2023.10.04   It is September in South Korea, when cool winds begin to blow in the morning and evening. With the onset of fall, it is time for those forward-looking to prepare for the coming year. And as proof, Trend Korea, an annual preview of trends for the year ahead, is back again, this time ranking fifth on the overall best seller list. Even though it is still on pre-sale, Trend Korea 2024 has made it to the top of the list and is being enthusiastically welcomed by Korean readers looking forward to the new year. It will be a great way to prepare for what keywords will emerge in the coming year in the midst of a turbulent market. Another business book, The Secret 1%, came in 8th place. Readers have been raving about the investment insights shared by the writer, Mer, one of Korea’s top capital market analysts. This shows that the business genre continues...
  • VOL.63 / 2023.10
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Li Xia

Korean Translator   Li Xia   2023.10.04   Profile   • Korean-Chinese translator • E-mail: 191072@naver.com • Website: https://www.douban.com/people/elois   Education   • Ph.D. in Creative Writing, Dongguk University • MA in Media and Public Relations, Ewha Womans University   Courses   • Completed Special Course on Korean-Chinese translation at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) • Completed the Atelier program on Korean-Chinese translation at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI)   Published Translations   Korean and Chinese covers of If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light   ...
  • VOL.63 / 2023.10
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#Autumn

#K-Book   #Autumn KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2023.10.04   The Autumn of That Year 1. Publication Details   Title | The Autumn of That YearAuthor | Kwon Jeong-saeng, Kim JaehongPublisher | Changbi Publishers, Inc.Publication Date | 2018-12-01ISBN | 9788936455330No. of pages | 56Dimensions | 224 * 268   2. Book Intro   The Autumn of that year, an essay by writer Kwon Jeong-saeng, a shining star in South Korean children’s literature, has been recreated as a picture book. Children’s story writer Yoo Eun-sil, recipient of the 6th Kwon Jeongsaeng Fund for Writers, has rewritten the text for a picture book while retaining the emotive power of the original work. Painter Kim Jae-hong has done the illustrations. The account of the young Kwon Jeong-saeng, living in a vestibule of a church, encountering Changseop, a child ...
  • VOL.63 / 2023.10
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Cases in the Korean Publishing Market

Topic   [Publishing & AI] Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Casesin the Korean Publishing Market   2023.12.04   At the 75th Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany this past October, a program dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) was the center of attention. Stakeholders in the publishing industry, including writers, publishers, bookstores, and readers, have entered an era where books are being created and used in a completely different way. AI is shaking up the entire publishing industry. In particular, generative AI, such as ChatGPT and Midjourney, is rapidly being adopted in the process of writing and distributing books. At the same time, the industry is also facing new challenges, such as the need to prevent inappropriate use of AI. In the international publishing market, books written in whole or in part by generative AI are already popping up in online stores. In fact, Amazon’s Kindle e-book store has more than 1,000 titles listed.Since AI i...
  • VOL.65 / 2023.12
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2023.10.04   Abba Communication Ltd.   Launched as a translation and interpretation agency in 204, Abba Communication (Abba here after) now also acts as a copyright agency. Abba supports young Korean publishers who are aspiring to build experiences in moving on to the international market, providing consultation on the way until they become global. Abba’s special forte is its excellent professional team with expertise in re-writing and/or editing synopses and introductions into texts both competitive and persuasive. Other services Abba provides include translating original materials and creating promotional texts.   Focused Subjects  LiberalArts : Biography, Management, Negotiation   Contacts • Kim jungsukE-mail : jskim@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA • Han-gyul GoE-mail : abba@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-7...
  • VOL.63 / 2023.10
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Modern Korean Art

Special Project   [Book × Art] Modern Korean Art   2023.12.04     By their very nature, books are vessels of knowledge encompassing all fields. Endless topics can be written about depending on the material and message. In the [Book × _____ ] series, experts recommend Korean books in their respective fields that you’ve been curious about but had trouble discovering more about. Now, let’s jump into the infinite world of books through the collaboration of books with various fields.     Until the end of the 19th century, Joseon was a nation unknown to most of the world. This is because it strictly limited its interactions with other countries, only sending envoys and emissaries to its neighbors, China and Japan. It was not until the 1880s that Joseon began to establish trade deals with the US and other Western nations in Europe. The country eventually became a colony of Japan in 1910, the victo...
  • VOL.65 / 2023.12
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Successful Publication Cases of Korean Children’s Books in China

Export Case   Successful Publication Cases of Korean Children’s Books in China The joy of Korean children’s books is explained by “The Magic Elephant Books,”the children’s book imprint of Guangxi Normal University Press Group   2023.12.04   Since around 2000, Korean picture books have developed in a variety of ways, with increasingly rich materials and better illustrations, beginning to have an international presence. This led to a series of Korean children’s books being imported into China around 2010. In particular, the “Survival” series on scientific facts, published in China in 2013, attracted great attention in the children’s book industry and generated huge sales, triggering a boom in Korean book imports in China. Plus, with the winning of the Hans Christian Andersen Awards by Korean writers Baek Hee-Na and Suzy Lee, the fever of Korean book imports continues to this day.   * K-Book Trends Vol. 26 – Go to the interview with writer Baek Hee-Na...
  • VOL.65 / 2023.12
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The Baobab and the Snail

New Books   The Baobab and the Snail   2023.09.04                     Min Byung-Il’s new book sings poetically about the value of existence.A Dreamy Galactic Wonder in Search of “Blue Stars” Beyond the Universe.The Baobab and the Snail - We invite you to a world of thoughts, reveries, and dreams that modern people have lost. The baobab tree stretches endlessly toward the sky, befriending every wanderer. A wandering dreamer snail, who was chased away from the pack for pursuing a dream unlike the rest.They set out on an epic journey in search of a “blue star” that shines on its own, to become a “star” for someone who shines.Sometimes in solitude, and sometimes contemplating existence. The two follow the trail of a blue star, learning life lessons from the many stars and travelers along the way.Will the baobab tree and the dreamer snail reach the blue star of their dreams at the end of it all? “...
  • VOL.62 / 2023.09
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Human Acts, One Step Closer to a Painful Memory

Book Trip   [Into the Book ⑤] Human Acts, One Step Closer to a Painful Memory Historical Sites of the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju Metropolitan Area   2023.12.04   Human Acts       Some memories don’t heal. Rather than fading away over time,the memory remains, and everything else slowly wears away.     Han Kang’s novel published in 2014, Human Acts (Changbi Publishers), which won the Man Booker Prize in 2016, tells the story of the Gwangju May 18 Democratic Uprising* through the eyes of several characters. Even though more than 40 years have passed, Gwangju is a city that still remembers and mourns the pain of the May uprising in 1980, when citizens and university students stood up for democracy. The novel narrates the events of the ten days from May 18, 1980, through six characters. The writer focuses on individual emotions and pain, not political or social debates, so you can feel the pain as...
  • VOL.65 / 2023.12
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