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Gwangju: The 1st Asian Literature Festival

GWANGJU _ The vast, recently completed Asia Culture Center in the heart of Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, was the scene of Korea’s first Asian Literature Festival last week, Nov. 1 to 4. It brought together writers from Asia and beyond, together with a number of Korean writers, for a time of sharing and encounters designed to establish stronger bonds between writers across t...

Books | 2017-11-07 16:57

Bonner gives glimpse into North Korean graphics

North Korea is the closest country to South Korea, but it is the furthest from South Korea as well. While each and every movement of the North is closely watched by the whole world, what is going on inside the country still remains enigmatic. A Westerner, who has been closely related to one of the obscurest countries in the world for over two decades, provides new insight int...

Books | 2017-11-03 17:31

The 14th International Christian Medical Conference Was Held in Russia

Many worldwide Christian doctors came together to present and share various divine healing cases, which had occurred by the power of God, at the 14th WCDN Conference held in the city of St. Petersburg of Russia that is a Russian Orthodox Church country. This has great significance in view of Russia’s anti-terrorism laws, which restrict Christians from evangelizing outside of ...

Books | 2017-10-29 11:01

George Mason University celebrates Choonwon's first publication

George Mason University is hosting a centennial symposium to commemorate Korean writer Choonwon’s first publication, “Mujong,” featuring three distinguished scholars from Korea and Japan on Oct. 28, 2017, in the Washington area. In the beginning of 1917, the daily newspaper Maeilshinbo started to publish the first Korean serial novel, titled “Mujong,” by literary giant Choonw...

Books | 2017-10-20 18:12

'Memoir of Murderer' most saught-after book of this fall

Fall is often seen as the best season for reading books and many people search the best-seller list for something to enjoy. According to the artificial intelligence-based big-data analyst Daumsoft, Monday, reading was the second-most-popular activity to enjoy in the fall, after traveling. The word “travel” was mentioned 22,160 times on blogs, Twitter and online news between S...

Books | 2017-10-20 17:59

K-Poet series published with English translation

Some major works of renowned Korean poets have been published as a "K-Poet" series with English translations, the ASIA Publishers announced Monday. Works of well-known poets Ko Un and Ahn Do-hyun have been published in the first edition. Works of other poets will follow in the series. Twenty works from each poet were selected for the publication. The translations were done by...

Books | 2017-10-16 16:22

British author Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born British novelist best known for ``The Remains of the Day,'' won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday. The selection of the 62-year-old Ishiguro marked a return to traditional literature following two years of unconventional choices by the Swedish Academy for the 9-million-kronor ($1.1 million) prize. ``He's a very interesting writer in many...

Books | 2017-10-05 23:25

Han Kang wins Italian literary award

Korean author Han Kang has won this year's Malaparte Prize, Italy's most authoritative literary award, for her latest work, “Human Acts.”

Books | 2017-10-03 12:23

Lee praised for modern translation of 'Beowulf'

"Why read this translation of Beowulf? Because there isn't a better one to be found," writes Robert D. Stevick in the foreword of the newly published "Beowulf in Parallel Texts" by Lee Sung-il. Stevick is a professor emeritus of the University of Washington. Why so? Because it "reads so well aloud," and "nothing gets in the way," according to the American professor.

Books | 2017-09-29 15:15

Pilgrimage to remember poet Yun Dong-ju

Yun Dong-ju is one of the most revered Korean poets in modern history, as many opinion polls have indicated. He was born on Dec. 30, 1917, and died in a Fukuoka prison during his study at Doshisha University.

Books | 2017-09-22 16:56

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