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Sun, September 22, 2019 | 16:58

2019 Seoul International Writers' Festival to kick off next month

This year's Seoul International Writers' Festival will be held for nine days at Seoul's iconic Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) from Oct. 5 to 13, inviting 32 renowned novelists and poets from over a dozen countries. Under the main theme of “Thousands of Mirrors Reflecting Us,” the festival offers a full schedule of 25 events, including one-on-one discussions among writers, and ...

Anna J. Park | 2019-09-18 17:57

'Biggest Lie' tells stories of women unable to say #MeToo

The #MeToo movement, which swept Korea last year and brought down several prominent figures, revealed the dysfunctional side of Korea, particularly in relationships between men and women.

2019-09-10 16:59

Satire comic strip artist dies at 87

Cartoonist Kim Sung-whan, best known for his satirical comic strip “Gobau” or the old scrooge, died of old age Sunday. He was 87.

2019-09-09 15:57

Happy retiree's guide to fulfilling sunset life

Financial experts have encouraged people to set aside one billion won ($835,000) to lead livable post-retirement lives, which, depending on the person, continues for three decades after they quit their day job.

2019-09-06 08:04

Desolate island born again as gigantic art museum

The tiny island of Yeonhong at the southwestern tip of Goheung County, South Jeolla Province, was once a typical island on the wane. Many locals left in search of a better life in urban areas, leaving homes there uninhabited.

2019-08-30 12:36

[INTERVIEW] 'A Spoiled Child' depicts harsh life under Japan

Earlier this month, webtoon artist Lee Moo-ki, 38, received the grand prize at this year's Bucheon Comics Awards, one of Korea's most renowned honors given to comic book or webtoon creators, for his work “A Spoiled Child.” The comic was published on the internet portal Daum and was also printed in book form. The title “A Spoiled Child” is ironic, as the webtoon tells the stor...

Anna J. Park | 2019-08-26 19:11

'A Farewell to Arms' and 'A Welcome to a New Japan'

I have gradually come to accept the unpredictable developments of this confusing world with greater detachment. Perhaps it is a matter of age, or some would say, of maturity. At the same time, I wish to be a person who reaches out to others when they are in trouble. Moreover, in spite of the growing political cynicism in Japan, or perhaps because of it, increasingly I feel an...

2019-08-21 09:34

A tale of doomed love

"Beyond the Division,” an English novel written by Chung Ang University Professor Hur Mann-hyung, is a tragic story about doomed love. A South Korean man falls in love with a woman from the North, knowing from the very start that their relationship won't lead to a happy ending. Their love hinges on inter-Korean relations, a factor they can't control.

2019-08-16 11:52

Clarkesworld expands horizons for Korean science fiction

2019 has been a good year for Korean science fiction writing. Thanks to funding from the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea), Clarkesworld Magazine, an award-winning online science fiction magazine based in the U.S., has been steadily translating and publishing several short science fiction stories by South Korean authors, bringing their work to a wider inte...

2019-08-12 20:18

In bookstores, right-wingers gain the upper hand

Conservative thinkers and right-wingers have dominated the nation's largest bookstore Kyobo Books' weekly best-sellers list. Five out of the top 10 best-selling books in the fields of politics and society are written by conservative authors or those who are highly critical of the liberal Moon Jae-in government.

2019-08-11 16:00

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