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Special Project [Book & Media ⑥] My Brilliant Life The Story of the Youngest Parent and the Oldest Child 2023.07.03 The three family members move through the world at a different pace than everyone else.The joy of life, the thrill of love, and the fear of death... make life brilliant in different ways.And the meaning of life and death, and family and love, is found within. The book My Brilliant Life (Changbi) is the first full-length novel by writer Kim Ae-Ran, who captured readers’ hearts with her short-story collections such as Run, Father (Changbi) and Mouthwatering (Munji Books). Beloved by readers for more than 10 years since its publication in 2011, the book features the story of a couple who have their child at a young age and sacrifice their youth to raise him. The child has an incurable disease called progeria and is expected to face an early death. Delivering insights into life and love through her unique, simple, and beautifu...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

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Bringing Hwang Sun-Mi books to T?rk?e Readers

Export Case Bringing Hwang Sun-Mi books to T?rk?e Readers 2023.07.03 In recent years the Korean wave has reached T?rkiye through K-Pop, Korean meals, Korean movies and TV series, manga, and comics. As the Korean culture is very interesting to young people in T?rkiye, we wanted to be a part of it by building a bridge by translating stories of talented Korean authors. As Gen? Tima?, the teen imprint of Tima? Publishing House, we translate from many different languages, and it was the right time for Korean.To tell about the success of Hwang Sun-Mi titles in T?rkiye, I should start with the day I read The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly (SAKYEJUL). This book has something magical. Its effect is so impressive that the whole week the hen makes you think about her. When I told the story in our editorial board meeting, everyone was impressed and excited about telling the story of the Hen to T?rk?e readers. Hwang Sun-Mi finds a perfect way to tell the story through an...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

[INFORMATION / INFO]

Titles Selected for the Overseas Publication Grants 2023

Info Titles Selected for the Overseas Publication Grants 2023 2023.07.03 The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) provides publication grants to promote the export of Korean publications. The grants offer partial financial aid to foreign publishing companies that have published or intend to publish Korean content based on copyright agreements.For this year’s grants, we selected a total of 42 titles from 32 publishing companies across 17 countries, and they are as follows: Parajsa jote English title | Your ParadiseAuthor | Lim Jae-HeeApplicant | OMBRA GVG Publishing HouseCountry (published language) | Albania (Albanian) Consegue ouvir meu cora??o? English title | Can You Hear My Mind?Author | Cho ArahApplicant | Editora CaixoteCountry (published language) | Brazil (Portuguese) El libro de las chicas English title | Time ...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

[INFORMATION / AGENCY LIST]

Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2023.07.03 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 : +82-2-707...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

Divorce Attorney Shin

Special Project [Book & Media ⑤] Divorce Attorney Shin Everyone Has the Right to a “Sacred” Divorce 2023.06.05 The protagonist becomes a divorce lawyer out for revenge.Clients consult with the protagonist in desperation.A “human” story created by two intertwined pillars. The drama “Divorce Attorney Shin,” which aired simultaneously on JTBC and Netflix in 2023, was a drama based on the webtoon with the same title. The original story Divorce Attorney Shin (book publisher: MIMESIS Co.) was a hot series recording more than 25 million accumulated views, and the decision to dramatize the webtoon was welcome news for the fans as they had been praying for it throughout the serialization. Also, drama fans have eagerly waited for the show’s premiere, as it featured a cast of Korean actors known for their excellent acting, such as Cho Seung-Woo, playing the main character Shin Sung-Han, and Han Hye-Jin, who joins him in a lead role. With mas...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

2nd Week, May 2023

Best Sellers 2nd Week, May 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2023.06.05 Books that deeply observe others’ lives and experiences caught the eyes of readers in May across various genres. First up, in the midst of the self-help book craze, writer Song Hee-Gu, who drew attention with the Story of Department Head Kim, Who Has a House in Seoul and Works at a Large Company (Seosamdok) series, returned with a new title My Rich High School Friend. Featuring a story where the protagonist reunites with a successful friend and gets a glimpse into the secrets of success in his life, the book freshly took the format of a novel while being a self-help book. Meanwhile, the book Lee Ji-Sung’s 10,000 Kilometers is non-fiction that talks about the journey of a North Korean defector, which is not commonly known among the public. This book tells the story of North Korean defectors’ harrowing escapes from their country through the eyes of ...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

[INFORMATION / KOREAN TRANSLATOR]

XIAO ZHUANG

Korean Translator XIAO ZHUANG 2023.06.05 Profile ? Korean-Chinese translator ? E-mail: luoluoeddy@hotmail.com Education ? Ph.D., Interpretation and Translation, Ewha Womans University ? Ms, Multicultural Education, Seoul National University of Education Training ? Bilingual Instructor Training Course, Seoul National University of Education, 2009 ? Special Course (Chinese), Literature Translation Institute of Korea, 2009 ? Intensive Course (Chinese), Literature Translation Institute of Korea, 2010 ? Translation Atelier (Chinese), Literature Translation Institute of Korea, 2011-2015 Courses (given at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea) ...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

[INFORMATION / #K-BOOK]

#Dream

#K-Book #Dream KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2023.06.05 Children of the Red Thread 1. Publication Details Title | Children of the Red ThreadAuthor | Jeon SamhyePublisher | PurplerainPublication Date | 2022-01-24ISBN | 9791191842128No. of pages | 244Dimensions | 128 * 195 2. Copyright Contact Name | Bae Jeongeun - Greenbook Agency, Foreign RightsEmail | jeongeun@grb-agency.comPhone | +82-02-2676-2201 3. Book Intro Jeon Sam-hye, in their lively depiction of young adults standing in the threshold of childhood and adulthood making their way through strange new worlds, brings us a tale of a group of superpowered outsiders whose extraordinary abilities are the source of loneliness and hurt as they deal with the tragic fate of the cosmos. Yuri, a girl who has dreams that are premonitions, is caught one day by a classmate who realizes h...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

[INFORMATION / AGENCY LIST]

Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2023.06.05 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 : +82-2-707...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

The Marketing Strategy for the Chinese Version of The Mummy Book

Export Case The Marketing Strategy forthe Chinese Version of The Mummy Book A Korean picture book sold more than 30K copies in a year:What was its secret to touching the hearts of Chinese moms? 2023.06.05 I remember the day I first opened the book, The Mummy Book (Korean publisher: Woongjin ThinkBig, Simplified Chinese Version Title: 我的?? (My Mom)), during the planning meeting deciding whether to publish it. On the sky blue cover, there was a round-faced young girl with curiosity all over her face, and its smooth feeling brought me back to the desk as I returned from work. I soon fell into the story. The book’s first page shows a mother and “I” lying silent on a bed and starts with a sentence that says, “A mom was born as I was born.” The beginning of the book leads readers on an adventure observing a mother from a young girl’s point of view.Many picture books under the theme of mother, such as Anthony Browne’s My Mum, a Chinese classic children’s...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

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