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Book exports by authors Sun-mi Hwang, You-jeong Jeong and Jung-myung Lee

Book exports by authors Sun-mi Hwang, You-jeong Jeong and Jung-myung Lee South Korea Book Exports 2018.01 December, for most, is a month that symbolizes the close of the year. Over the past year, many South Korean books took a stroll outside South Korea to various countries around the world. It shows South Korean literature has received consistent attention from foreign readers in a number of different countries and fuels hopes they will garner more success in the future. Sun-mi Hwang's Miracle on Cherry Hill Sold Into the United Kingdom ⓒ Sakyejul Sun-mi Hwang's Miracle on Cherry Hill was sold into the United Kingdom and will be published there by Little, Brown. The novel offers an opportunity for readers to think about the values of human life as we live in co-existence with other beings through the story of one old man and the people who come to gather in his yard. It's a novel for readers of all ages, from children to the elder...

VOL.8 / 2018.01

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South Korea Book Exports

South Korea Book Exports Time Blossom and Magic Cafe That Cooks Dreams sold abroad 2017.11.01 In this month's issue, we gladly announce two South Korean books have been successfully sold abroad. The first would be time blossom, a heart-warming story for adolescent girls going through physical and psychological changes during puberty. The second is Magic Cafe That Cooks Dreams, a fairy tale on self-development that can plant hope and courage into children and teenagers who have unlimited potential. Kyung-sun Lee's Time Blossom Sold Into France Cover art for Time Blossom: Girl into Woman Kyung-sun Lee is a design professor at Hankyong National University in South Korea and her book for adolescent girls Time Blossom was sold at the Frankfurt international book fair in Germany to be translated into French. The book is a beautiful piece of work with the subtitle, 'Girl into Woman' and is the perfect gift for girls reaching puberty from their ...

VOL.6 / 2017.11

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Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation 2017.11.01 Mr. Madang’s Happy Days 1. Publication Details Imprint | Wurinabi Publishing House Title | Mr. Madang’s Happy Days Author | Hong Yeon-sik Illustrator | Hong Yeon-sik Format | 150*210 Binding | Paperback Pages | 420pages ISBN | 979-11-86843-17-8 2. Contact Name | Rosa Han Phone | +82-70-8879-7093 Email | joerosa@hanmail.net URL | http://blog.naver.com/michel61 3. About the Author / Illustrator Hong Yeon-sik studied visual arts at Korea National University of Arts and made his debut as a graphic novel artist in the New Comics Writers Contest in 1992. Hong received the New Artists Award for Kiyora in 2001, and the best manhwa award from the Manhwa Today Contest forUncomfortably and Yet Happilyin 2012. Uncomfortably and Yet Happily has been translated and published into French, and the copyright for the English language version has be...

VOL.6 / 2017.11

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Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation 2017.9.11 The Love You Wished For Will Come Soon 1. Publication Details Imprint | Sigonsa Co., Ltd Title | The Love You Wished For Will Come Soon Author | Ae-kyung Lee Format | 130*180 Binding | Paperback Pages | 272pages ISBN | 978-89-5278-518-3 2. Contact Name | Sunju Jung Phone | +82-2-2046-2895 Email | alliswell1224@sigongsa.com URL | www.sigongsa.com 3. Selling Points Subject | Who will I fall in love with and how will I love? A Q&A Book for myself to ask and answer Target Readers | Anyone who dreams of meeting someone to love Media Reviews & Advertisement Copy | Great love comes only to those who dream of it 4. About the Author Ae-kyung Lee was driven to become a journalist by her strong curiosity about society and the world, and this led her to discover her passion for writing. She loves writing, as she also knows that it has healing power a...

VOL.4 / 2017.09

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Interview with You-jeong Jeong

Interview with You-jeong Jeong A Storyteller Exploring Mankind's True Nature 2017.10.10 She may be, undoubtedly, the best writer of Korean-style thriller novels. She is also gearing up to spark a new wave abroad with her writing. She is You-jeong Jeong, renowned for novels like A Night of Seven Years, 28 and Origin of Species. Jeong's novels explore the true nature of mankind hidden deep in the folds of humans and they have captured not only Korean readers but those abroad, leading to her books becoming translated and published in different countries.Her most representative work The Night of Seven Years tells the story of a man who has lost all from a murder case that happens in a village called Seryeongho. The man decides to take revenge on those who murdered his daughter and his conflict is illustrated in the novel. The novel has sold consistently in South Korea since it was published in 2011. This novel was also adapted into a film and is slated to open in theaters i...

VOL.5 / 2017.10

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Publishing Educational Materials for 40 Years “Darakwon”

Publishing Educational Materials for 40 Years “Darakwon” Bringing foreign languages to South Koreaand taking Korean to the world 2017.9.11 "Let's develop educational materials necessary for foreign language skill improvement!" Following its establishment in 1977, Darakwon has conducted its business with this motto in mind. Quickly rising among the country's foreign language learning material publishers, Darakwon also exports educational materials for learning Korean abroad. A closer look at the publisher follows, with details on how it is expanding its influence globally. Darakwon is a medium-sized publisher that has put together and published roughly 2,000 books on learning languages. The materials it offers is diverse and languages offered include English, Japanese, Chinese, German, Arabic and Vietnamese. Also in step with the changing times, Darakwon has also development educational programs using multimedia and currently has around 200 web-based educa...

VOL.4 / 2017.09

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VOL.4 / 2017.09

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2019 Seoul International Book Fair - Arrival

2019 Seoul International Book Fair - Arrival The country's biggest book festival, a celebration of people who make, write and read books 2019.07.08 From June 19 to 23, the 2019 Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF) was held at Seoul's COEX. Themes for 2017 and 2018 had been 'transformation' and 'expansion' respectively, and this year's book fair had the theme 'arrival'. The theme 'arrival' for SIBF was given in reference to prospects for books to come, and those for the world beyond books. Visitors to the 2019 SIBF were invited to learn about the 'arrival' of South Korea's publishing industry and the country's society beyond their 'transformation' and 'expansion'. Official posters for the 2019 Seoul International Book Fair South Korea's biggest book festival; South Korea and the world meet through books At the 2019 Seoul International Book Fair,there were many attempts to connect bookswith non-book items in line with the theme 'arrival' &nbs...

VOL.13 / 2019.07

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Author Jo Jung-rae

Author Jo Jung-rae One of the nation's most revered novelists who has loved Korea and its people 2019.10.07 Jo Jung-rae is an author known for his piercing novels that shrewdly punch through contemporary Korean history. He has become one of South Korea's most revered novelists by telling the painful history of the country including Korea's colonial rule by Japan, the Korean War and military dictatorship through three novel series: Taebaek Mountain Range, Arirang and Han River.Jo's literary work has been acknowledged through countless accolades, including the Hyundae Munhak Award, the Korean Literature Award, Manhae Daesang, Danjae Literature Award and Noshin Literature Award. His novels have been adapted into comics, television dramas, movies and musicals, leaping beyond paper pages to touch audiences. Jo's work has also been translated into different languages, including English, French, German and Japanese and loved by readers around the world. Three years after releasi...

VOL.16 / 2019.10

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South Korea Book Exports

South Korea Book Exports Kyung-sook Shin's The Court Dancer Sold Into the United States 2017.10.10 South Korean author Kyung-sook Shin known for her acclaimed novel Please Look after Mom is about to become published in the United States once more. The novel in the limelight is The Court Dancer, which was first published in South Korea in 2007. The book is already sparking waves of curiosity as to how successful it will be in the United States as a historical novel by Shin that looks at the deep inner workings of man. Cover art for the English version of 『The Court Dancer』 to be released in 2018 The English language rights for Kyung-sook Shin's The Court Dancer were sold into the United States. Shin is a New York Times bestseller and one of the recipients of the Man Asian Literary Prize and this will be her fourth book to be published in the United States after Please Look After Mom, I'll Be Right There and The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness....

VOL.5 / 2017.10

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