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Sat, March 6, 2021 | 17:12
Novel lampoons trouble-ridden Ivory Tower
Novel lampoons trouble-ridden Ivory Tower
An Ivory Tower locked in deadly infighting with loss of academic curiosity. Novelist Goh Gwang-ryul satirizes the dysfunctional side of Korean universities in his recently released fiction novel “Si-il-ya-bang-sung-dae-hak” (Deploring the Grim Reality of University).
2020-02-07 15:14
Literary award organizer apologizes over copyright waiver
Literary award organizer apologizes over copyright waiver
Munhaksasang or “Literature & Thought,” a publishing house and the organizer of the nation's prestigious Yi Sang Literary Award, broke a weeks-long silence about writers' protesting over the three-year copyright waiver it had inserted into its contracts, vowing to lift “the toxic clause.”
2020-02-04 16:08
Yun I-hyeong leads writers protesting against 'unfair' contracts
Yun I-hyeong leads writers protesting against 'unfair' contracts
Korean writers, including Yun I-hyeong and Choi Eun-young, are demanding an apology from Munhaksasang, the organizer of the prestigious Yi Sang Literary Award, for imposing unfair terms in its publication contracts.
2020-02-02 16:19
'Madam Freedom' liberates Korean women from patriarchal duty
'Madam Freedom' liberates Korean women from patriarchal duty
Director Han Hyung-mo's 1956 box office hit “Madam Freedom” was a scandalous movie as it created a cinematic character who was “unthinkable” of in the 1950s when the nation was reeling from the devastating consequences of the Korean War.
2020-01-31 16:22
Nightclub promoter to charity CEO: Harrison spreads Samaritan message through his story
Nightclub promoter to charity CEO: Harrison spreads Samaritan message through his story
Scott Harrison was the life of the party in New York in the late 1990s. As a promoter for the Big Apple's 40-plus nightclubs, he was paid good money for drinking brand vodkas and was always part of good-looking crowds.That was until the day he decided to bring clean drinking water to those who could not get it. That was until the day he decided to bring clean drinking water t...
2020-01-28 15:46
'Hate books' burgeoning in Japan
'Hate books' burgeoning in Japan
Nagae Akira is a Japanese freelance writer who writes about bookstores. He used to work at various bookstores and publishing companies throughout the 1980s and the 1990s.
2020-01-22 16:08
Women pull off creative works against all odds
Women pull off creative works against all odds
History was written by men. Most “great minds” about whom we were taught in school are men. Male dominance continues today even though an increasing number of women have challenged the status quo and made their mark in fields that have long been the domain of men.
2020-01-17 16:30
Writers refuse to accept Yi Sang award over unfair contract
Writers refuse to accept Yi Sang award over unfair contract
Some winners of the Yi Sang Literary Award, one of the prestigious literary awards, refused to accept their runner up prize criticizing unfair practices in publication contracts, sparking debate over copyright on literary works.
2020-01-06 16:07
Novel 'Kim Ji-young, Born 1982' most borrowed this year
Novel 'Kim Ji-young, Born 1982' most borrowed this year
"Kim Ji-young, Born 1982," a best-selling Korean feminist novel, was the most popular book at public libraries for the second consecutive year this year, the National Library of Korea (NL) said Saturday. According to an NL analysis of 83.88 million book loans at 948 public libraries across the nation between January and November, the novel topped the lending list.
2019-12-28 10:04
[EXCLUSIVE] Powerful storyteller Kim Un-su touches global readers
[EXCLUSIVE] Powerful storyteller Kim Un-su touches global readers
Novelist Kim Un-su, 47, is one of the most-sought-after Korean writers in international book markets. His 2010 novel “The Plotters” has been translated into several languages and published in dozens of countries since its international debut in France in 2016. That year, the book was shortlisted for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere - the most prestigious award for crim...
Anna J. Park | 2019-12-26 20:07
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