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Lee Chang-dong and Pyun Hye-young Head to Tokyo for ‘Korea-Japan Writers Dialogue,’ Back After 24 Years

Lee Chang-dong and Pyun Hye-young Head to Tokyo for ‘Korea-Japan Writers Dialogue,’ Back After 24 Years

Three-day event opens in Tokyo on Dec. 3; follow-up series to be held in South Korea next year
Beyond ideology, through stories: A new bond between Korean and Japanese literature Leading writers and artists from South Korea and Japan will gather in Tokyo for an in-depth exchange centered on the theme of “literary reunion”.
| James choi
‘The Last-Row Boy’ Character Stills Revealed Featuring Choi Min-sik x Choi Hyun-wook! A Meeting Between a Professor of Korean Literature and a Mysterious Boy!

‘The Last-Row Boy’ Character Stills Revealed Featuring Choi Min-sik x Choi Hyun-wook! A Meeting Between a Professor of Korean Literature and a Mysterious Boy!

The unpredictable aftershocks set in motion by their literature class! 〈The Last-Row Boy〉 will be released on Netflix on June 26.
A suspense drama 〈​The Last-Row Boy〉​ portrays the story of a failed writer and a professor of Korean literature, ‘Heo Moon-oh,’ who discovers the genius of ‘Lee Kang,’ the boy in the very last row of a classroom, and becomes fixated on his writing.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Korean Novelists Association Continues the Literary Spirit of the Late Kim Munsu…Author Lee Won-kyu Receives the 1st Kim Munsu Literary Award

Korean Novelists Association Continues the Literary Spirit of the Late Kim Munsu…Author Lee Won-kyu Receives the 1st Kim Munsu Literary Award

Author Lee Won-kyu, known for delving into national spirit, selected as the inaugural honoree Kim Munsu’s novella “Jeungmyo” was adapted into the film “Myunyeo (猫女)” starring Sun Woo-yong-yeo in 1974
A new chapter for the Korean literary world has finally been opened with the long-awaited establishment of the “Kim Munsu Literary Award.” The Korean Novelists Association held its historic first awards ceremony at Incheon Harbor Park Hotel on the 18th, selecting the novelist “Lee Won-kyu”, who has...
| James choi
[Publishing Industry News] From the Nobel Prize to the Highest U.S. Honor, the “National Book Critics Circle Award”... Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part” Scores a Major Triumph

[Publishing Industry News] From the Nobel Prize to the Highest U.S. Honor, the “National Book Critics Circle Award”... Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part” Scores a Major Triumph

Nobel Prize in Literature winner Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part,” regarded as one of the top three literary prizes in the United States, wins the National Book Critics Circle Award in the fiction category—once again underscoring her global stature!
“Nobel Prize in Literature” After her achievement, “Han Kang” sweeps the “National Book Critics Circle Award”, the highest U. S. honor The global standing of Korean literature has once again been reaffirmed on the world’s mainstream stage.
| James choi
The Film Adaptation of Park Ji-ri's Novel 'Manhole' Set to Release in November!

The Film Adaptation of Park Ji-ri's Novel 'Manhole' Set to Release in November!

A deep thriller drama where high school student 'Seon-oh', living with buried wounds, faces unexpected events and falls into a dilemma.
The film adaptation of the novel by Park Ji-ri, titled 〈Manhole〉, is set to release in November. The movie 〈Manhole〉 is a deep thriller drama where high school student 'Seon-oh', living with buried wounds, faces unexpected events and falls into a dilemma.
| Joo Seong-cheol
[Ratings Watch] Kim Ji-won’s ‘Doctor X’ Breaks 20.8%… A Sharp Scalpel Cuts Through Injustice

[Ratings Watch] Kim Ji-won’s ‘Doctor X’ Breaks 20.8%… A Sharp Scalpel Cuts Through Injustice

Sets a new nationwide ratings record of 18.5% after just four episodes and goes straight to No. 1 among non-English titles on Netflix A Korean reinterpretation of the Japanese original that reflects real-world issues, including the medical strike
A genius doctor emerges to bring down the cartel of entrenched interests “I don’t do anything that can be done without a medical license. And I don’t fail.” In SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama ‘Doctor X’, Gye Su-jeong, played by actor Kim Ji-won, is a genius doctor who moves forward trusting only in her...
| James choi
Anthropic Used ‘Human Acts’ and 21 Other Books by Han Kang Without Permission; Authors Could Receive $4,350 per Work

Anthropic Used ‘Human Acts’ and 21 Other Books by Han Kang Without Permission; Authors Could Receive $4,350 per Work

U.S. court recognizes copyright infringement involving 500,000 works; settlement worth about $2 trillion won paves way for compensation, as the Literature Translation Institute of Korea begins helping affected authors
Global AI firms’ voracious appetite for data puts K-literature in the spotlight It has been confirmed that U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic used English-language editions of works by leading Korean authors, including Han Kang, Hwang Sok-yong and Kim Young-ha, without permission to...
| James choi
[On Location at BIFF] “It Started With My Experience of Being Talked About Behind My Back” — 28-Year-Old Newcomer’s That Day’s Tae-joo Explores the Truth Behind a Busan Film Festival Rumor

[On Location at BIFF] “It Started With My Experience of Being Talked About Behind My Back” — 28-Year-Old Newcomer’s That Day’s Tae-joo Explores the Truth Behind a Busan Film Festival Rumor

Invited to the 31st Busan International Film Festival competition, the film presents an unusual narrative in which a single day repeats against the backdrop of Namhae
Chilling insight drawn from experience, on the line between escape and confrontation Selected for the competition section of the 31st Busan International Film Festival , That Day’s Tae-joo is a finely crafted work that sharply captures the anxiety of modern people trapped by others’ scrutiny and...
| James choi
Anne Carson’s ‘Autobiography of Red’ sales surge 203-fold in Nobel Prize boom

Anne Carson’s ‘Autobiography of Red’ sales surge 203-fold in Nobel Prize boom

Women ages 30 to 49 account for 73.5% of readers; new book ‘Wrong Norma’ due in November
The Swedish Academy’s selection of Canadian poet and classicist ‘Anne Carson’ as this year’s ‘Nobel Prize in Literature’ winner has sent South Korea’s publishing industry into a major sales frenzy. The academy cited her “bold and original body of work that creates new forms of contemporary...
| James choi
[Weekend Bookstore] Children's comic 'HeunhanNammae 23' holds No. 1 for second straight week; novel captivating readers in their 20s revealed

[Weekend Bookstore] Children's comic 'HeunhanNammae 23' holds No. 1 for second straight week; novel captivating readers in their 20s revealed

Kyobo Book Centre releases its fourth-week-of-September overall bestseller rankings, with a new novel entering at No. 11
Children's comics and literature drive sales, reshaping the bookstore market According to the bestseller rankings for the fourth week of September (Sept. 23-29) released by Kyobo Book Centre, the children's educational comic 'HeunhanNammae 23' firmly held the overall No.
| James choi