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Ten Korean masterpieces of Buddhism now available in English

Ten Korean-written masterpieces about modern Buddhism are now available in English. Korea’s biggest Buddhism order Jogye initiated the project and several Buddhism experts and language specialists joined it. Among them are David McCann, a Korean literature professor at Harvard University, and John Jorgenson, a professor in La Trobe University’s college of arts, social science...

Books | 2017-09-07 15:37

Poetess reminisces about youth's dreams

The first poetry book is special to each poet or poetess, because it contains his or her debut poems, usually the best poems in his or her career. Many famous poets have been remembered with their first poems in their literary debut.

Books | 2017-09-03 18:34

[INTERVIEW] 'Why study English? Use Google Translate?'

English holds great importance in Korea's public and private education and it is common for private English tutors to rise to stardom. Yoo Su-yeon, CEO of English institute U-Star English and one of the most popular TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) tutors in Korea, is no exception. Yoo is known for succeeding on her own. "I teach five hours a day from 9...

Books | 2017-08-25 17:41

Cafes, galleries to host book clubs

Cafes, galleries and bookstores will open up for local book clubs during idle time. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) will run a test trial of the book club space-sharing project at four regional municipalities _ Gwangjin District in Seoul and the cities of Gunpo, Gangneung and Jeonju. The project aims to provide a reading venue for local book clubs since space shortage is often mentioned as the major constraint of book club activities. The ministry, along with the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea, will discover new meeting places to promote reading communities.

Books | 2017-08-23 18:22

Playboy hits Korea - but no nudes

The Korean edition of Playboy magazine hit the shelves of Korean bookstores Monday covering a range of issues from celebrities to social and political stories. But one critical factor that gained the U.S. magazine international fame is missing: nude photos. Korean book distributor Kaya Media signed a contract with Playboy in January under which the Korean edition would have n...

Books | 2017-08-21 16:51

Poet Choi Yearn-hong receives 2017 Mincho Overseas Korean Literature Award

Poet Choi Yearn-hong has been chosen as the recipient of the Mincho Overseas Korean Literature Award for his 2015 poetry book, “White Cotton-tailed Deer,” the committee of judges chaired by poet Shin Kyung-rim, announced last week.

Books | 2017-08-20 16:53

Japanese scholar publishes book justifying Korea's Dokdo ownership

A Japanese historian will publish a Korean book containing ample historic evidence justifying South Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo Island in the East Sea. “Truth of Dokdo” is a Korean translation of Norio Kuboi’s book of the same title published in Japanese in 2014. Dr. Lee Jang-woo, a Japanese teacher at Dongsung High School in Busan, translated the book into Korean.

Books | 2017-08-20 13:35

Thriller fiction 'Memoir of a Murderer” released as film

Peeking into someone else’s diary is always thrilling. But what if it is the daily record of a criminal? Popular writer Kim Young-ha’s bestselling thriller “Memoir of a Murderer” tells the story of the main character Kim Byeong-soo in a unique way _ in the form of a journal written in the first person. And the book is now to set to hit the big screen. A 70-year old man, Kim, ...

Books | 2017-08-18 19:32

Changes seen in Sejong Books after blacklist scandal

Writers critical of the government had to go through a great ordeal during the previous Park Geun-hye administration. The government created a register of nearly 10,000 artists, writers and filmmakers deemed unfriendly to the conservative administration and discriminated against them using the so-called “artist blacklist” when it allocated subsidies and made awards of state e...

Books | 2017-08-11 18:56

Cartoonist depicts life of former sex slave

Paris-based cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim has penned a new book depicting the life of a former sex slave. Titled “Pool,” (meaning 'grass’ in Korean), the book sheds light on Lee Ok-seon, who was forced to work as a sex slave for the Japanese army during World War II. When she was forced into slavery she was 16 years old.

Books | 2017-08-08 16:29

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