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[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

Successful Import Case of Korean Literature in the U.S.A.

Export Case Successful Import Case of Korean Literature in the U.S.A. Black Ocean, Lee Young-ju, the 2022 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize for Cold Candies 2023.02.20 The idea for doing Moon Country, the contemporary Korean poetry series at Black Ocean, started around the time Janaka Stucky, the publisher, came to Korea for a series of readings and literary events in 2017. Along with the editor Carrie Olivia Adams, we decided we’d like to publish work that stood on its own, but also would be in conversation with the other Black Ocean titles. So that is why we set out to publish edgy, avant-garde, contemporary work published in Korea within the last 25 years or so.The series’ name comes from the famous poem and book Moon Country Mischief (the title of a Korean book: 『달나라의 장난』) by Kim Soo-young. A goal we have is that we want these books to challenge national literature discourses, we want to invite readers to inhabit these books...

VOL.55 / 2023.02

[TREND / TOPIC]

The “Most Korean” Features Penetrate the World

Topic The “Most Korean” Features Penetrate the World 2023.01.02 I met Kristen Vida Alfaro, CEO of Tilted Axis Press, in the UK last September. Tilted Axis Press is the publisher set up by Debora Smith, who won the International Booker Prize with Han Kang. The company introduced Love in the Big City (Changbi Publishers) written by Park Sang-Young and translated by Anton Hur to the UK, and the book put its name on the Booker Prize Longlist this year. Also, translated by the same translator, Chung Bora’s Cursed Bunny (Arzak) was selected for the Booker Prize Shortlist. As such, Korean literature ? or K-literature ? has recently been creating a sensation in English-speaking countries. If you take a closer look at the phenomenon, you will realize that diaspora literature written by Korean-Americans is at the center of popularity, such as Lee Min-Jin’s Pachinko and Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart. * K-Book Trends Vol. 47 ? Go t...

VOL.54 / 2023.01

[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

International Human Rights Expert, Professor Chung Chin-Sung

Special Project [Korean Scholars ⑬] International Human Rights Expert, Professor Chung Chin-Sung Determined Research and Responsible Practice 2023.01.02 Is our society getting better? To find the answer to this question, professor Chung Chin-Sung - a sociologist and international human rights expert - has been taking a great interest in human rights status and resolving relevant issues around the world. Particularly engaged in studying the responsible practice in human rights and women, professor Chung served as the president of the Korean Sociological Association (KSA), the Korean Association of Women’s Studies (KAWS), the Korean Association of Human Rights Studies (KAHRS), and the SNU Human Rights Center. Her various books and activities are recognized in the global community as well; she was a member of the UN’s Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and the adviser at the Commission on Human Rights. She was als...

VOL.54 / 2023.01

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Lee Kkock-nim: The Voice of Teenagers, Illuminating the Shadows of Adolescent Anxiety and Loneliness Through Fiction

Korean Authors Lee Kkock-nim: The Voice of Teenagers, Illuminating the Shadows of Adolescent Anxiety and Loneliness Through Fiction 2026.03 There is a literary writer for the future of Korean literature who embraces the anxiety and loneliness of adolescents and the hearts of children. She won the Grand Prize at the Munhakdongne Young Adult Literature Award for I Will Cross the World to Get to You. We would like to hear the story of author Lee Kkock-nim, an icon of Korean young adult literature who wrote The Girl You Want to Kill, The Girl You Want to Kill 2, A Bite of Summer, Of Course I Like You, Luck is Coming Your Way, and One night When I Wasn’t There. Author Lee Kkock-nim Q. Your works are loved not only in Korea but also...

VOL.92 / 2026.03

[INFORMATION / KOREAN TRANSLATOR]

Helen Cho

Korean Translator Helen Cho 2023.02.20 Helen Cho is a freelance translator and interpreter based in Seoul and London. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from University College London, UK. She won the 46th Modern Korean Literature Translation Commendation Award in Fiction, and multiple Translation Grants from the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. She has translated numerous literary works, films, plays, and musicals. As an interpreter, her areas of expertise include literature, art, film, performing arts, culture, media, and education. PROFILE ? Korean-English translator/interpreter ? solongoshelen@gmail.com EDUCATION ? 2009: University College London, UK - Master of Arts in English ...

VOL.55 / 2023.02

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

2nd Week, October 2022

Best Sellers 2nd Week, October 2022 Best seller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2022.11.07 If we look at the best sellers’ list for the second week of October, we can see books that have been greatly loved by readers have returned with a new look. For example, the Consumer Trend Center (CTC) at Seoul National University, which reads and analyzes current flows and trends in the world, came back with a new book, Trend Korea 2023. Naturally, it would be great to prepare for the new year with knowledge about the upcoming trends foreseen by Trend Korea 2023. Also, “Decision to Leave,” which set a mega-hit record with its movie and the screenplay, returned with Decision to Leave: Storyboard Book. The book is a must-read for those who want a deeper understanding of the story and the production process of “Decision to Leave,” which provided an unforgettable experience for its audience with various plot devices operating perfectly in the m...

VOL.52 / 2022.11

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2nd Week, August 2022

Best Sellers 2nd Week, August 2022 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2022.09.05 Familiar titles could be found on the best sellers’ list for the 2nd week of August. Writer Kim Hoon returned with his new book Harbin, about the life of An Jung-Geun (Korean independence activist) that he has been working on for a long time. The book talks about An Jung-Geun as an ordinary human being, not as a national hero or a great man of history, reorganizing historical facts with writer Kim’s imagination and unique writing style. Also, the book Pachinko, which went out of print due to the end of the publication contract, returned to meet Korean readers in a totally new outfit. Describing the life of a Korean immigrant family, the book well reflects Korean-American writer Lee Min-Jin’s hope to deliver “stories of Korea.” Meanwhile, writer Kim Ho-Yeon’s Uncanny Convenience Store, which has been continuously soothing the hearts of readers...

VOL.50 / 2022.09

[INFORMATION / KOREAN TRANSLATOR]

Alyssa Kim

Korean Translator Alyssa Kim 2022.09.05 Contact ? alyssa00@gmail.com Professional Experience ? Freelance Translator ? Assistant professor EICC Department in the English College at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Seoul, Korea (March 2011 to present) ? Clinical professorTranslation Academy at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI)Seoul, Korea (March 2011 to present) Achievements and Awards Translation Grants from LTI of Korea ? Co-translation of Allegory of Survival: The Theater of Kang-Baek Lee ? Co-translation of Kim Kwang-lim’s plays ? Co-translation of 100 Best Korean Films ? Translation of Kim Soom’s Women and Their Evolving Enemies ? Translation ...

VOL.50 / 2022.09

[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

Book Trend in Korea Eyed by the Russian Publishing Market in the 2020s

Export Case Book Trend in Korea Eyed bythe Russian Publishing Market in the 2020s 2022.08.01 In 2021, Russia was designated as the target country of the “Visiting Korean Book Fair” hosted by the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) for the first time in the fair’s history. Even though the fair was held online due to the pandemic, it was successful enough to draw an enthusiastic response from not only Russian publishers but also Korean participants. It served as a chance for both Korean and Russian publishing companies who have been paying great attention to Korean publications to take the exchange to the next level. Also, it worked as a cornerstone for Korean books to grow further in the Russian publishing market, as a greater variety of Korean books could be exported to the Russian publishing market after the fair.The most distinguished image of Russia in the Korean publishing industry is the “country of literature.” In ...

VOL.49 / 2022.08

[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

Public Health Specialist and Socialist, Professor Kim Seung-Sup

Special Project [Korean Scholars ⑦] Public Health Specialist and Socialist,Professor Kim Seung-Sup Records of the Fierce Days Taking Care of Those in the Shadows 2022.07.04 The entire world had been engulfed in horror due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a virus unprecedentedly strong and infectious. Now its spread has slowed down, but it has indeed been a powerful turning point for the world to the extent that its end is called ‘post-COVID.’ As we lived through the painful times, we were faced with serious concerns about public health and social consensus where we live together with the marginalized in society. And there is professor and socialist Kim Seung-Sup, who has been ceaselessly fighting on the side of the weak like a beacon in the dark, seeking the best way while accepting diversity. Following is an interview with professor Kim, who has been making meaningful actions, sending messages to society as a socialist and public health special...

VOL.48 / 2022.07

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