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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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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 coração? English title | Can You Hear My Mind?Author | Cho ArahApplicant | Editora CaixoteCountry (published language) | Brazil (Portuguese) El libro de las chicas English title | Tim...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

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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 : +82-2-7...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

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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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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

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#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

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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 : +82-2-7...

VOL.59 / 2023.06

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2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair in Tokyo

Info 2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair in Tokyo 2023.05.02 The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) will host the Visiting Korean Book Fair this year to boost the export of Korean publishing content.It is scheduled to be held offline in Tokyo, Japan, in May. 2023 Visiting Korean Book Fair in TokyoPurpose: To promote and support new market penetration of Korean publishing contentDate: May 17, 2023 (Wed.) - May 18, 2023 (Thu.) (2 days)Venue: PARK HYATT TOKYO A total of 21 Korean publishing companies and around 20 buyers from all over the world will attend the Korean Book Fair in Tokyo.Discover different Korean books exhibited at the Visiting Korean Book Fair in Tokyo this May!We look forward to your continued interest and participation! For any inquiries, please e-mail the K-Book Content Team, KPIPA.E-mail: kbook@kpipa.or.kr ...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

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The Current and Future Ecosystem of Published Comics

Topic The Current and Future Ecosystem of Published Comics 2023.05.02 Fast-Growing Korean Webtoons According to the Korea Creative Content Agency’s (KOCCA) “2022 Comics Industry White Paper,” Korea’s Webtoon market exceeded 1.6 trillion won in volume. It is the 4th largest In the world, following Japan (4.5 trillion won), China (1.8 trillion won), and the US (1.7 trillion won). Considering each country’s population, the Korean webtoon market is enormous. Korean webtoons show rapid share growth yearly in South East Asian countries, including Thailand and Indonesia, Japan, European countries, and North America. As of the 1st half of 2021, Kakao Japan’s Piccoma and Naver Line’s Line Manga took 70% of the digital comics share in Japan. Revenue of Piccoma was around 730 billion Won, and Line Manga’s (including e-book Japan) recorded about 800 billion Won (NEWSPIM, 2022.04.25.), competing to take the #1 place as a domestic webt...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2023.05.02 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 : +82-2-7...

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