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From the Margins to the Center: Korean Mystery Literature

Topic   From the Margins to the Center: Korean Mystery Literature   2023.08.07   Korean mystery literature originated in the unique conditions of the Japanese occupation. Introduced under the names of spy novels, detective stories, and detective novels, mystery literature was translated and adapted mainly from newspaper serials. A representative work is Arthur Conan Doyle’s Three Students, which Haemongsaeng adapted and published as Faithful Servent on Taeseomunyesinbo in 1918. Most of the works serialized in newspapers at the time were re-translations of works by Ruiko Kuriowa, a Japanese author of adapted novels. By the 1920s, adapted mystery novels moved out of newspapers and were published in magazines such as Hacksaengkye, Chungnyeon, and Dongmyung, and emphasized that they were intellectual works for readers with a certain level of reading ability, such as educated young adults and students.However, the writers who translated and wrote mystery literature w...
  • VOL.61 / 2023.08
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3rd Week, July 2023

Best Sellers   3rd Week, July 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2023.08.07   In July, books about famous Koreans becoming popular across the world became best sellers. For example, the book Beyond the Story, ranked 3rd on the best sellers list, was published to mark the 10th year since the debut of BTS, a famous K-pop idol group worldwide. It features the group’s activities and behind stories with in-depth reports and interviews. Also, the book National Star Lim Young-Woong and the Historical Syndrome analyzes singer Lim Young-Woong, who became a “national star” after winning in a trot (a genre of Korean music, inspired by the country’s folk songs) audition program. Writer Ha Jae-Keun - a literary critic and his fan ? investigates the factors behind Lim’s popularity in an entertaining way. Meanwhile, a book about a popular “animal” could be seen among the best sellers. For example, Baby Panda Pubao is a photo essay th...
  • VOL.61 / 2023.08
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Slin Jung

Korean Translator   Slin Jung   2023.08.07   PROFILE   Slin Jung is a freelance translator and interpreter based in Toronto, Canada. She received an MA in conference interpretation at the Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation (GSIT) at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. ? Email: slin.jung13870@gmail.com   Published Translations   ? Gwangju Uprising: The Rebellion for Democracy in South Korea by Hwang Sok-yong, Lee Jae-Eui, and Jeon Yong-Ho (Verso, 2022) ? Black is Black, White is White from The Age of Doubt by Park Kyongni (Honford Star, 2022) ? Co-translation of Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS by Kang Myeongseok (Flatiron Books, 2023)   ...
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#Food

#K-Book   #Food KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2023.08.07   Tasty Philosophy 1. Publication Details   Title | Tasty PhilosophySubtitle | Stories of Philosophy Found in Everyday DishesAuthor | Oh SuminPublisher | NEXUS Co., Ltd.Publication Date | 2019-12-06ISBN | 9791161658209No. of pages | 248Dimensions | 128 * 188   2. Copyright Contact   Name | Hyejin ChungEmail | copyright@nexusbook.comPhone | +82-2-330-5529   3. Book Intro   This book is a philosophy book that starts not with concepts, but with food. Watching bungeoppang (fish-shaped buns) being baked nice and brown, smelling the scent of Delimanjoo in the subway station, frying “backroom” chicken instead of ordering fried chicken… the writer discovered philosophical elements and wrote of philosophical concepts and philo...
  • VOL.61 / 2023.08
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Agency list

Agency List   Agency list   2023.08.07   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...
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Radio DJ’s Pick

One-Liner Quotes   Radio DJ’s Pick   2023.08.07   Lee Hyun-Gyung is a newscaster at SBS, a radio PD and DJ, a sports-caster, and an MC on a TV program. She is also working as an essay writer, publishing three books such as Feeling Like Nothing (Needlebook), What Do You Think About at Dawn, When Everyone’s Asleep? (Bookisbab), and Little Happiness in My Life (Gipennamu).   The primary audience of the radio program “Lee Hyun-Gyung’s Musictopia,” in which I’m taking part as a DJ and producer, are those awake late at night. People who are emotionally hurt by others, fight with their husband or wife, have trouble communicating with their children, and feel bad for their parents for not making contact often, turn on the radio. Then, they share their stories about regretting the past, worrying about the present, and being anxious about the future, through text messages or the online bulletin board. As I am living a not-so-different lif...
  • VOL.61 / 2023.08
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The 2023 Seoul International Book Fair and the K-Book Copyright Market

Topic   The 2023 Seoul International Book Fair andthe K-Book Copyright Market On-site Report on Hot Issues in the Copyright Market   2023.07.03   The “National Book Fair,” which began in 1954, was upgraded to an international book fair in 1995 and became the “Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF).” I joined the publishing industry in 1995 as a copyright agent, and attended the SIBF for the first time in the same year. It was named an “international” book fair, but there were a few booths from overseas publishers as well as other international publishers or agents that participated as individual guests. Time has passed since then, and this year, the SIBF marked its 29th anniversary.Hosted by the Korean Publishers Association, this year’s SIBF was successfully held in COEX located in Samsung-dong, Seoul, over five days from June 14 to 18. With a history of almost half a century, it proved itself as the hub of the Asian publishing market, and a pillar that pla...
  • VOL.60 / 2023.07
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My Brilliant Life

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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2nd Week, June 2023

Best Sellers   2nd Week, June 2023 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2023.07.03   In June, books that encourage readers to reflect on their behaviors and set up new philosophies for life caught readers’ hearts. First, let’s look at two self-help books that have been best sellers since last year. Counter Your Life, the most popular book last year, returned with an extended edition. As it was a hot issue book setting best seller records for 50 consecutive weeks, the extended version immediately became a best seller as well. The new edition, which has about 100 pages added to the initial edition, is enriched with new secrets from the author and testimonials from readers whose lives have transformed after reading the book. Also, Sayno Love is the best selling book of the first half of 2023, having been on top of the sales ranking of the four largest online bookstores in Korea since its publication in March 2023. The...
  • VOL.60 / 2023.07
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#Life

#K-Book   #Life KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2023.07.03   Learning from Life 1, 2, 3 (Series) 1. Publication Details   Title | Learning from Life 1, 2, 3 (Series)Author | Yun Soyoung, Minjae ShinPublisher | Little Mountain Publishing Co.Publication Date | 2020-03-05ISBN | 9791155251287No. of pages | 248Dimensions | 173 * 230   2. Copyright Contact   Name | Jo JinryungEmail | littlemt2001ch@gmail.comPhone | +82-2-335-7365   3. Book Intro   The Learning from Life series studies three subjects - 'to be alive,' 'to learn,' and 'to live together' - through stories about various forms of life.On Earth, humans live together with a number of different forms of life. Each form of life has its own way of living, and nobody should carelessly damage its life. There is a need to develop a sens...
  • VOL.60 / 2023.07
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