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Gangneung, Gangwon-do

Book Trip   Gangneung, Gangwon-do A Region of Rich History and Culture   2021.09.06     Having a blue ocean of the East Sea to the east and jaw-dropping scenery along with the lush greens of the Taebaeksan Mountain Range to the west, Gangneung of Gangwon-do Province is a city with glorious history and culture boasting both sheer beauty and long tradition. As a popular tourist destination with much to enjoy, the city becomes a hot place every year with Sogeum River, and Daegwalleong, famous for their beautiful landscape, not to mention Jumunjin and Gyeongpodae Pavilion crowded with tourists. Also, Ojukheon House, where Yi I, known by his pen name “Yulgok,” who was an outstanding Korean scholar, and his mother Shin Saimdang used to live, shows off noble beauty as historic cultural heritage.The small and large bookstores of Gangneung, famous as the birthplace of novelist Heo Gyun and poet Heo Nanseolheon of the Joseon dynasty, bring its local culture to life. Some c...
  • VOL.38 / 2021.09
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BookTuber’s Pick: A Book-to-Read During Summer Vacation

One-Liner Quotes   BookTuber’s Pick: A Book-to-Read During Summer Vacation   2021.08.02     Autopsies appear very often in today’s detective and thriller dramas. Yet, how would it have been hundreds of years ago? Would they have also conducted an autopsy to reveal innocent deaths? Indeed, in Korean history, there were “gumhum sanpas,” coroners who disclosed causes of death by examining dead bodies during the Joseon Dynasty. The book On a Moonlit Night, at Hansungbu is the story of Aran, a female gumhum sanpa.One day at dawn, a fire breaks out at Mokmyeoksan mountain. This fire uncovered a cave hidden deep in the mountain, and six horribly murdered bodies are found lying inside. Aran finds out that they were all killed for different causes. Meanwhile, one of them was wearing particularly expensive silk clothes, who was found out to be Heo Chung, the only son of the minister of defense. Ar...
  • VOL.37 / 2021.08
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#Poem

#K-Book   #Poem KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2021.11.01   MY HEART IS BEING TILTED TO YOU 1. Publication Details   Title | MY HEART IS BEING TILTED TO YOUAuthor | Nah TaejuPublisher | RH KOREA.CO.,LTDPublication Date | 2019-02-18ISBN | 9788925565736No. of pages | 220Dimensions | 135 * 192   2. Copyright Contact   Name | Seongah BakEmail | sabak@rhk.co.krPhone | +82-2-6443-8845   3. Book Intro   Words of regards written will all kindness and refined words.This is a book of poems by Na Tae Joo, who looks at the world and its people with a warm gaze. Greatly loved for the poems that brings sympathy to many people, Na has portrayed a heart full of gratitude this time. This book contains 100 unpublished poems by the Na Tae Joo, who says that the role of the poet is to collect beautiful things fro...
  • VOL.40 / 2021.11
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#Adolescent Literature

#K-Book   #Adolescent Literature KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2021.10.05   Yujin and Yujin 1. Publication Details   Title | Yujin and YujinAuthor | Lee Geum-yiPublisher | Prooni Books, Inc.Publication Date | 2004-07-10ISBN | 9788957980132No. of pages | 288Dimensions | 128 * 188   2. Copyright Contact   Name | Lee HyojinEmail | copyright@prooni.comPhone | +82-2-581-0334   3. Book Intro   Lee Geum-yi has previously published children’s books and novels that contain realistic portrayals of social reality. In Yujin and Yujin, she deals with the serious social issue of child sexual abuse.Through the delicate portrayal of the psychology of Big Yujin and Little Yujin, who were raped together when they were little, Lee follows their daily lives while at the same time exploring the grave subject mat...
  • VOL.39 / 2021.10
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Oka Hiromi

Korean Translator   Oka Hiromi   2021.09.06   Profile   She was born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. A graduate of Doshisha University, she earned a master's degree in Korean Language and Literature from Yonsei University. She won the LTI Korea Translation Award for Aspiring Translators in 2012. Currently a member of Yonhap News Agency's Japanese press team, and professional literary translator.   ? E-Mail: hilomy@daum.net   Translated Works   ? Kim Suhm, One Person (San-Ichi Shobo Publishing, 2018) ? Lee Jin, Guitar Bookie Shuffle (Shinsensha, 2020)       Translated Works (Co-translation)   ? Yoon Yi-Hyung, etc., Autobiographical Essay of Lee Sang Literary Award Winners (CUON, 2020) ? Lee Sang, A Lost Flower, Kim Nam-Cheon, Management (Shoshi Kankanbo, 2020) ? Hideki Noma,...
  • VOL.38 / 2021.09
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Ganghwa-gun, Incheon Metropolitan City

Ganghwa-gun, Incheon Metropolitan City Part of the beginning and history of peace on the Korean peninsula   2021.06.07     Ganghwado Island is an island where the history of the Korean peninsula began. It was a meaningful area for the foundation and history of “Gojoseon”, the first country established in Korea, according to the “Dangun Wanggeom” folklore. It is an island with high research value and bountiful historical records, such as “Ganghwa Bugeunri Jiseokmyo” (Dolmen Site) which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and relics and remains from the Bronze Age have been found in parts of the island. Ganghwado Island, with its name meaning “the beautiful village below the river,” is the fifth biggest island in Korea as well. As it is located at the center of the Korean peninsula, 486km to the peak of South Korea’s Hallasan Mountain and 499km to the peak of North Korea’s Baekdusan Mountain, the island has been an important gateway in the ocean for f...
  • VOL.35 / 2021.06
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Bookstore Manager’s Pick: Books for Teens

Bookstore Manager’s Pick: Books for Teens   2021.06.07     “Mom, I like this book so much! Is there another book written by this author?” My daughter, second-grade in middle school, exclaimed, “I’m gonna be her fan from now on!” as she flipped over the last page of You-won (Changbi Publishers, Inc.) written by author Baek On-Yu. She said the author’s style of writing sentences was particularly attractive. Not so long after, my daughter heard the news that the writer had won the “Author of the Day Award,” and she cheered as if she herself was the winner. Even though it is my job to recommend books to people, I was especially happy to see how much my daughter loved the book that I had recommended to her.You-won, the winner of the 2020 Changbi Prize for Young Adult Fiction, is a novel about the life of high-schooler You-Won, who survived a tragic fire that happened when she was young. Imagine th...
  • VOL.35 / 2021.06
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Books Written by Koreans Born and Living Overseas

Books Written by Koreans Born and Living Overseas Stories that Flower and Bloom from Korean Roots   2021.05.03     Last year, Korean American poet Choi Don-Mi and Korean Japanese novelist Yoo Mi-Ri won the National Book Award with DMZ Colony (Wave Books) and JR上野驛公園口 (It means Tokyo Ueno Station) (河出書房新社) respectively. The National Book Award is one of the most prestigious book awards in the United States, which grants awards in the four categories of novel, non-fiction, poetry, and children’s literature. The good news continued this year. Writer Tae Keller’s When You Trap a Tiger (Random House USA Inc) won the John Newbery Medal and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for children’s literature. Also, Anna Kim’s children’s book Danbi Leads the School Parade (VIKING) was chosen as the picture book of honor. As such, works by Korean authors are blooming across the world, proving their value.   Many works by Korean authors living over...
  • VOL.34 / 2021.05
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#Preference & Hobby

#K-Book   #Preference & Hobby KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2021.09.06   Classic Music of the Day 1. Publication Details   Title | Classic Music of the DaySubtitle | Music alone doesn’t comfort youAuthor | Cho HyunyoungPublisher | HYEONAMSA PUBLISHING Co., Ltd.Publication Date | 2020-10-15ISBN | 9788932320861No. of pages | 344Dimensions | 128 * 188   2. Copyright Contact   Name | Cho Eun MiEmail | bscrap@hyeonamsa.comPhone | +82-2-323-5051   3. Book Intro   The daily joy of classical music.On the commute home, or on a sunny weekend afternoon, or on a quiet autumn night stroll... If you feel like listening to different music from your usual playlist, this book is perfect for you. It recommends Edvard Grieg’s “Morning Mood” to set the mood on your way to work, Friedrich Gulda’s “Concerto for Cello” for afternoon cocktail hours, Igor Str...
  • VOL.38 / 2021.09
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#Travel in KOREA

#K-Book   #Travel in KOREA KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2021.08.02   A Day in Forest 1. Publication Details   Title | A Day in ForestSubtitle | The Finest Pieces of Memory in the Seasons an Adventurous Couple CollectedAuthor | BigchoiPublisher | sorosoro Publication Date | 2018-07-02ISBN | 9791196409906No. of pages | 264Dimensions | 150 * 200   2. Copyright Contact   Name | Lee SuhyunEmail | bellaluvu@naver.comPhone | +82-10-4755-0369   3. Book Intro   A Day in Forest is a photo essay written by an adventurous couple who enjoy multitudes of adventures through their everyday life and travel. Every page of the book provides readers with photos along with short essays describing their vivid experience during the seasons the authors spent in nature and helps the readers feel comfortable.The small pieces of their memory captured through the eyes of ...
  • VOL.37 / 2021.08
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