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One-Liner Quotes Korean Novelist’s Pick 2021.12.06 The Korean History on the Table (Humanist), written by Joo Young-Ha with a sub-title "The 20th Century Cultural History of Korean Food," is an encyclopedia of various menus that represent Korean food, from food for common people such as “Seolleongtang (ox bone soup)”, “Yukgaejang (spicy beef soup)”, and “Chueotang (loach soup)”, to traditional court foods such as “Sinseollo (royal hot pot)”, “Gujeolpan (nine different ingredients assorted on a wooden plate in an octagon shape)”, and “Tangpyeongchae (mung bean jelly salad).” It also talks about stories about bars downtown where people used to enjoy food and high-grade Korean restaurants where people of high social status went. However, this is not the main topic of the book. The book helps readers understand the turbulent modern history of Korea. Symbolic foods have appeared in all moments of Korean histor...

VOL.41 / 2021.12

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Book Communities Create a New Cradle for Readers

Topic Book Communities Create a New Cradle for Readers 2021.11.01 Different values and meanings are created through books. Books allow us to acquire knowledge. We are also enlightened by the teachings portrayed in them, and they sometimes even set the path for our lives based on this enlightenment. However, reading regularly by oneself is easier said than done. Furthermore, reading books on a broader spectrum than what one’s interested in is something even more difficult to do. More and more people have been reading and having discussions within book clubs all around. There are people who take a further step and pursue positive development by planning a variety of events and taking part in a society with reading as a medium. They want to achieve positive development through various activities and playing social roles by using the act of reading. This refers to creating book communities. Book communities mostly start as book clubs and have the purpose of ...

VOL.40 / 2021.11

[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

Advanced Korea: Finding the Right Path for Society

Special Project Advanced Korea: Finding the Right Path for Society 2021.11.01 Korea has become the 9th largest economic powerhouse in the world. It has shown its enhanced reputation as a special guest at the G7 hosted by the United Kingdom. There is also the prospect that the G7 will add more members to become the G10. Korea, which has built economic strength at a rapid pace, driving industrial and economic progress, has become an advanced country. However, Korea's reputation as an advanced nation goes further than economic power. All varieties of the Korean Wave showing Korean culture, such as the Oscar winning film "Minari" and BTS sweeping the charts, are captivating the world. Also, the Korean public showed a high-level of democracy through the candlelight demonstration. In the midst of the pandemic that brought the world into chaos, Korea responded remarkably to the disease, campaigning for "K-quarantine." In short, Korea already had the dignity and ...

VOL.40 / 2021.11

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Yun Jung-Eun

Korean Authors Writer Yun Jung-Eun A Writer that Delivers “Happiness That Will Eventually Come” 2024.04.01 In 2023, one news thrilled Korean literature fans at home and abroad. It was that Marigold Mind Laundry (Book Romance), a bestseller in Korea recognized as a “healing fantasy novel,” has signed a high advance contract with a major international publisher. For Korean fans, it was a moment of excitement to feel the power of K-literature again, and for international fans, it was a moment of anticipation to read K-literature in their own language. The book’s writer, Yun Jung-Eun, said in an interview that she hopes readers will find their comfort and happiness through reading her books. From that short answer, it was clear that even people who live across borders and speak different languages are connected by a thin but strong thread somewhere in their hearts. Following is an interview with writer Yun, who shares the joy of life with thos...

VOL.69 / 2024.04

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Jumping Books Publishing House

Korean Publishers Jumping Books Publishing House The joy of jumping into books 2024.03.11 The adolescent period shines brightly because it’s a time when the doors are wide open to whatever you can dream of. And Jumping Books Publishing House, which publishes books for teenagers, has also been shining in a variety of fields, including fiction, non-fiction, humanities, and liberal arts. In addition to publishing books for teenagers, Jumping Books Publishing House is special in that it is a one-man publishing company. It is because the publisher’s CEO does not fear changes and has a love for books - as a film major, he has moved from a film company to a broadcasting station to a publisher, and from an editor to the head of a one-man publishing company. Following is an interview with Lee Hye-Jae, the CEO of Jumping Books Publishing House, who has already published 17 titles since its founding in 2021, enjoying the joy of “jumping into books,” i...

VOL.68 / 2024.03

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

1st Week, December 2021

Best Sellers 1st Week, December 2021 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2022.01.03 It's already the first week of December, when winter vacation and Christmas are just around the corner. Three books from the children's genre joined the top 10 bestsellers list announced by four major online bookstores in Korea. The first one, Dalkong's Rice Cake Shop, is the fifth story of writer Kim Ri-Ri's Manbok's Rice Cake Shop series. This series has been included in a Korean language textbook for 3rd grades in elementary school and is writing a new record of children's books for elementary graders by selling more than 800 thousand copies. Also, two new books written by Hunhan Nammae (meaning "common siblings"), popular creators on YouTube with 2.26 million subscribers, put their names on the list as well. The book Common Siblings #9 features 12 episodes uploaded on YouTube through cartoons. Also, the book Common Siblings and the Win...

VOL.42 / 2022.01

[INFORMATION / KOREAN TRANSLATOR]

Amber Hyun Jung Kim

Korean Translator Amber Hyun Jung Kim 2022.01.03 PROFILE Amber Hyun Jung Kim is a freelance Korean-English conference interpreter and translator based in Seoul, Korea. She earned her B.A. in political science at Seoul National University and graduated from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Graduate School for Interpretation and Translation with a degree in conference interpretation.Amber has interpreted in over 1,500 international conferences and meetings for both public and private sector clients in subject areas ranging from policy, legal action, business and finance, IT, energy, trade, and others. For nearly 20 years, Amber has been translating fiction and literary works; she has received the 2014 Korea Times Modern Literature Translation Award Commendation Prize in Fiction as well as multiple Literature Translation Institute of Korea grants. Amber is a regularly contributing translator for institutions such as LTI Korea a...

VOL.42 / 2022.01

[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

Success Stories of Japanese Publisher Kobunsha ? Importer of Korean Books

Export Case Success Stories of Japanese Publisher Kobunsha ? Importer of Korean Books I Want to Die but I Also Want to Eat Tteokppoki, a Book That Targets Young Readers of Japan 2021.11.01 Book Covers of the Japanese Translations of I Want to Die but I Also Want to Eat Tteokppokki 1, 2 The first time I saw I Want to Die but I Also Want to Eat Tteokppokki (HEUN) was in a bookstore on my trip to Seoul in 2018. I stopped in front of the book display shelf without even realizing it, mesmerized by the soft and cozy illustrations and beautiful colors of the cover. That same year in December, the Japanese translation of KIM JI YOUNG BORN 1982 (Minumsa Publishing) attracted public attention at the entrances of many bookstores in Japan. Many works of Korean literature have been translated and published over the years. After The Vegetarian (Changbi) by Han Kang recei...

VOL.40 / 2021.11

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Kim Hwa-Jin

Korean Authors Writer Kim Hwa-Jin The mind of reading, writing, and making books 2024.03.11 At the start of every year, Korea searches for new stars of Korean literature through Shinchunmunye, an annual spring literary contest organized by Korean media outlets that openly accepts literary entries and promotes new writers. As long as the program has existed, it has discovered many outstanding literary figures and reflected the characteristics of each era. Writer Kim Hwa-Jin, who debuted in 2021 through Shinchunmunye and won the Today's Writer Award in 2023 with her first short story collection, including the work that won the contest, is recognized as a young writer who best captures the current era. As a reader, writer, and literary editor, she is a person who is sincere about reading, writing, and making books. That is what makes Kim Hwa-Jin’s appearance all the more welcome to literary readers. The following is an interview with Kim Hwa-Jin,...

VOL.68 / 2024.03

[INFORMATION / #K-BOOK]

#K-Drama

#K-Book #K-Drama KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2022.01.03 Dokkaebi, Vol. 1 & 2 1. Publication Details Title | Dokkaebi, Vol. 1 & 2 Dining MenuAuthor | Kim Eun-sook, Kim Su-yeonPublisher | RH KOREA.CO.,LTDPublication Date | 2017-01-31ISBN | 9788925560960No. of pages | 288Dimensions | 128 * 188 2. Copyright Contact Name | Jeannie HwangEmail | jeanniehwang@rhk.co.krPhone | +82-2-6443-8915 3. Book Intro Dokkaebi, tvN's widely-acclaimed television drama, has been published as a novel, containing all of its heart-breaking story, unexpected twists, warm messages, and heart-wrenching dialogue. The show was hailed by many for its dense, charming narrative and an extensive cast of characters, encompassing the birth of Dokkaebi, the historical background of his birth, the previous ...

VOL.42 / 2022.01

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