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Sat, December 15, 2018 | 01:46

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Writer tells of caring for dementia suffering mother for 10 years in essay

Writer and filmmaker Ha Yoon-jae, 45, who made a short film modeled on her mother in 2009, has published a book based on taking care of her real mother who has been losing her memory for the past 10 years. At an event to meet the author of “Mom, Please Don’t Forget Me” (working title), Ha said dementia has been an “unimaginable fear” for her. “I saw my two grandmothers suffer...

Books | 2017-12-20 20:22

'Miru's Adventure' book reveals Korean artist's desert life

Kim Miru has been to the darkest corners of the world, seeking out experiences most of us would never imagine. From exploring catacombs beneath Paris and crawling around with pigs in a factory farm, to swimming in piranha-infested waters in South America and living as a nomad in the Arabian Desert, her bravery is unmatched.

Books | 2017-12-20 18:11

Nobel laureate releases book about Korea's capital

French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, otherwise known as J.M.G. Le Clezio, who has won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature, recently published his first novel on Seoul called "Bitna: Under the Sky of Seoul."

Books | 2017-12-17 15:05

First edition of Yom Sang-seop's 'Sunflower' revealed

Yom Sang-seop (1897-1963), who wrote "Frog in the Specimen Room" and "Three Generations," is a pioneer of modern literature in Korea, often dubbed a "writer of the period of dissatisfaction." However, Yom's life and much of his works are lesser known, except for his major novels. An exhibition at the National Library of Korea sheds light on the writer as a result of the libra...

Books | 2017-12-15 16:59

Book about wartime rape back in spotlight

Korean, American and Japanese academics and artists voiced concern about a court's ruling that Park Yu-ha, the author of “Comfort Women of the Empire,” defamed victims of wartime sexual slavery.

Books | 2017-12-11 16:24

Touching quotes relieve stressed-out urbanites

Bang Gui-hee, the publisher of the quarterly Sotdae Literature for disabled writers, said she feels touched whenever she passes the Kyobo Life building near Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul. There's a giant bulletin board set up above the front door of the building. The 20x8 meter board has quotes from poems or other literary works written by renowned authors. The same exc...

Books | 2017-12-08 16:46

Feminism, Moon Jae-in books top 2017 bestseller list

“Feminism,” “President Moon Jae-in” and books based on popular TV dramas came in as the top keywords of this year’s publishing industry. Online bookstore Interpark said it picked up these three key words of the publishing industry this year based on its database. With Moon clinching victory in the May 9 presidential election, high expectations of the new administration influe...

Books | 2017-12-01 17:06

Award-winning author Han Kang announces new novel 'Farewell'

The novel was included in Literature and Society's quarterly publication that hit domestic bookstores on Nov. 24.

Books | 2017-11-30 17:26

Choi Yearn-hong, Yonseian of the Year 2017

Choi Yearn-hong, Yonseian of the Year 2017 Hong Hee-kyung, president of the Yonsei University Alumni Association of the Americas, announced Dr. Choi Yearn-hong as the Yonseian of the Year 2017, for his pilgrimage to commemorate the centennial of poet and fellow Yonsei alumni, Yoon Dong-ju’s birth, earlier this year. Choi has long celebrated Yoon’s life and literature through the establishment and foundation of the Yoon Dong-ju Group in the Washington Area, the only such organization outside Korea over the past twenty years, and most recently highlighted Yoon at the Korean Poets ...

Books | 2017-11-26 18:57

Improve office layout to enhance productivity, happiness

Pixar is famous for its innovative policies, one of them being giving their employees money to buy their own office furniture as they wish. If every company was like Pixar, we'd already be living in a revolutionary society.

Books | 2017-11-24 12:13

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