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Jane Lawson, Publishing Director at Doubleday, Talks About Korean Literature

Export Case   Jane Lawson, Publishing Director at Doubleday,Talks About Korean Literature   2025.11.03   Just a decade ago, there was a prevailing belief that Korean literature could not be globalized because of linguistic and translational barriers. However, with the improvement of translation and global readers’ growing eagerness for a wider range of stories, Korean content began to draw closer to them. It eventually settled in as its own genre under the name “K-content,” now recognized worldwide. Korean literature, in particular, proved this trend with Han Kang’s Nobel Prize in Literature. Yet, many Korean works remain undiscovered internationally. At the “2025 Copyright Export Support Program,” organized by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) this past September, we met Jane Lawson, publishing director at Doubleday, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK, and discussed Korean literature.   ...
  • VOL.88 / 2025.11
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The Frontline of K-Book Copyright Exports: Ten Years of the “Visiting Korean Book Fair”

Knowledge   The Frontline of K-Book Copyright Exports:Ten Years of the “Visiting Korean Book Fair”   2025.11.03   The “Visiting Korean Book Fair (찾아가는 도서전)” is a project jointly hosted and organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) and the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) to reinforce the global competitiveness of Korean publishing content and promote the export of publications. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the “Visiting Korean Book Fair” has participated in book fairs around the world, supporting copyright consultations and publication contracts for Korean literature, and serving as a stepping stone for the ongoing globalization of K-Literature. This article reflects on the past ten years of the “Visiting Korean Book Fair” - its activities and the significance it has built over the decade.   The Year 2025: Accelerating the advancement of Korean books into North Ame...
  • VOL.88 / 2025.11
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A World Carried by the Yangtze River: Shanghai

Special Project   [New Ways of Walking Through Cities ⑩] A World Carried by the Yangtze River: Shanghai   2025.10.02       Shanghai has always been a paradoxical space in Chinese history. What is now the city of Shanghai was once Shanghai County (上海縣), under Jiangsu Province (江?省), functioning as an administrative town and regional market-port, though it was no match for Suzhou (?州市) or Hangzhou (杭州市). Everything changed in 1842, after the First Opium War and the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing, when Shanghai was designated as a treaty port. European powers established concessions, exercising administrative and policing authority and enjoying extraterritorial rights. From China’s perspective, it was hardly different from colonial subjugation.Yet Shanghai rapidly developed alongside the influx of foreign powers. Rival empires competed to exhibit their strength, and individuals carved out their own spheres through we...
  • VOL.87 / 2025.10
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The Export Case of Hello Baby

Export Case   The Export Case of Hello Baby Women’s stories have strong appeal in the global literary market   2025.10.02   Published in March 2023, Hello Baby (EunHaengNaMu Publishing) by Kim Eui-Kyung is a novel that tells the stories of women struggling with infertility, an issue that has long been overlooked in our society. In recent years, infertility has become more common, and I even had acquaintances seeking treatment at clinics, but my knowledge was limited to the fact that the procedures placed a heavy burden on women’s bodies. For me, reading Hello Baby was a shockingly fresh experience, as the novel vividly and realistically depicts the treatment process and the psychology of women who choose to undergo it, making it feel almost like reportage. At the time, there was a steady demand overseas for women’s stories, and since attention was being paid not only to infertility treatments, but also to the social and cultural pressures impos...
  • VOL.87 / 2025.10
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Models for Supporting Connections between Local Bookstores and Libraries

Knowledge   Models for Supporting Connectionsbetween Local Bookstores and Libraries   2025.10.02   The publishing market is said to be facing increasing difficulties day by day. The most fundamental problem is the decline in the reading rate - in other words, the shrinking number of readers. However, rather than lamenting the decrease in readers, now is the time to make efforts to sustain and expand the readership. Then, what are the things that move most closely with readers for the promotion of reading? Libraries and local bookstores. According to the Value-Added Tax Act Article 8 of the Publishing Industry Promotion Act, a local bookstore refers to a bookstore that registers as a retail business for books and is operated by a small or medium-sized enterprise in accordance with Article 2 of the Framework Act on Small and Medium Enterprises. In this article, however, the term “local bookstore” encompasses independent bookstores, curated bookstores, and concept...
  • VOL.87 / 2025.10
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Korean Literature: From Page to Screen

Topic   Korean Literature: From Page to Screen   2025.09.04   In the Korean film industry, the label “based on a novel” is no longer unusual. Over the past decade, films adapted from literary works have steadily reached theaters, making secondary rights sales a significant revenue stream for publishers. For filmmakers, novels are an attractive source material because they offer strong narratives and existing recognition, all within the constraints of limited budgets. As a result, adaptations have not only drawn audiences to cinemas but also reignited book sales, often sending older titles back up the bestseller lists. Since the success of adaptations such as Gong Ji-Young’s The Crucible (Changbi Publishers) and Kim Ryeo-Ryeong’s Wandeuk (Changbi Publishers), which achieved both commercial popularity and social impact, literary-based films are no longer regarded as “exceptional undertakings.” This month’s article reviews prominent examples from the last ten...
  • VOL.86 / 2025.09
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Paving the Way for Exports Through People-to-People Exchange

Export Case   Paving the Way for Exports Through People-to-People Exchange The export case of Don’t Worry About Me   2025.09.04   Korean picture books have recently gained worldwide attention by winning international picture book awards. In 2022, illustrator Lee Suzy became the first Korean winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award (HCAA). Her works were translated and published in Japan, Taiwan, and France. In 2020, Wave (BIR Publishing) was selected for Taiwan’s OpenBook Good Book Awards. In 2025, Borders (Bearbooks) by Gudol (writer) and Haerang (illustrator), and Mo Story (Atnoonbooks) by Choi Yeon-Ju became the first Korean works to win France’s Prix Sorci?res. Yet many outstanding Korean picture books remain unknown abroad. With 2025 designated as the “Year of the Picture Book” in Korea, this article examines an export case of the particular picture book Don’t Worry About Me (Bombyeott Publishing).   How Don’t Worry About M...
  • VOL.86 / 2025.09
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A Thriving Metamorphosis of Queer Literature

Knowledge   A Thriving Metamorphosis of Queer Literature The growth and prospects of Korean queer literature   2025.09.04   Refreshing history: joining hands with feminism   The queerness of Korean literature continues to reach new heights. Recent works published in literary magazines, almost without exception, embody a feminist consciousness and a queer-friendly stance. Novels that feature gay, lesbian, and transgender characters as central figures are also steadily on the rise. Of course, whether a work can be called “queer literature” simply because its characters are named and categorized as queer remains a question that requires ongoing reflection. Over the past ten years, however, the demographic composition of the literary world created by Korean literature has gradually shifted from cisgender heterosexuals to characters where queerness, disability, and feminism intersect. Given that the visibility of queer identities begins wit...
  • VOL.86 / 2025.09
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The Reality and Prospects of K-Mystery Literature

Topic   The Reality and Prospects of K-Mystery Literature   2025.08.04   The global popularity of Korean content has spread beyond popular music (K-POP), dramas, and movies to include literature. However, Korean mystery literature is a relatively minor and lesser-known area. Yet, with the increasing attention and translations of Korean crime and mystery novels abroad, there have been comments that Korean mystery literature could be the “next Scandi Noir.” 1) In fact, Korean mysteries have been gaining prominence on the international stage, with Yun Ko-Eun’s The Disaster Tourist (Minumsa Publishing) winning the Dagger Award for Translation by the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) in the UK in 2021. This article aims to shed light on the current state and potential of Korean mystery literature in a global context. I will look at the characteristics of works that incorporate Korean sentiment and social background, as well as notable authors.  ...
  • VOL.85 / 2025.08
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How Korean Essays Captured the Hearts of Japanese Female Readers

Export Case   How Korean Essays Captured the Hearts ofJapanese Female Readers   2025.08.04   Korean books in the Japanese publishing industry are more dynamic than translations from any other language. There are a wide variety of genres, including fiction, poetry, non-fiction, humanities, self-help, and learning materials, all available in a large number of titles. This is something that translators and publishers in other languages envy. This article focuses on the non-fiction (essay) genre and examines the recent trends of readers in Japan and the reasons for the popularity of Korean essays.   The “K-Healing essay” reaches Japanese readers   I Decided to Live as Me (Clay House) became a bestseller as soon as it was translated and published in Japan in late 2018. To date, it has sold over 600,000 copies, making it the best-selling essay collection of all time. This was followed by I Want to Die But I Also Want to Eat Tteokppokki (HEUN) and I Almost L...
  • VOL.85 / 2025.08
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