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Kim's 2014 fiction 'THAAD' rediscovered

The deployment of the United States missile defense system, or the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), in Korea is currently a hot potato.

Books | 2016-08-19 17:52

Yang Wang-yong's sixth poetry book, 'From Mt. Baekdu to Haeundae Beach'

Poet Yang Wang-yong is vice president of the Korean Poets and Writers’ Association, representing 14,000 Korean poets, essayists, novelists and all other writers. Last month, he and poet Moon Hyo-chi, president of the association, led a delegation of Korean poets and writers to Washington, D.C. for a joint symposium on the internationalization of Korean literature, the first s...

Books | 2016-08-12 17:12

'Poetry consoles the human mind'

Jeong Ho-seung, one of Korea’s representative poets, has released his first book of collected poems in English.

Books | 2016-08-05 17:19

J.K. Rowling returns with new 'Harry Potter'

Joan K. Rowling’s eighth Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” was released simultaneously worldwide on Sunday.

Books | 2016-08-01 14:41

Missionary Hulbert's love for Korea published into book

Many Koreans know about Appenzeller or Underwood, who were missionaries to Korea who focused on educating Koreans as well as evangelizing them. However, not many know about or have rarely heard of Homer B. Hulbert, who was also a missionary and a teacher who was a great advocate of Korea.

Books | 2016-07-29 17:06

Book describes life in Korean Army

In 2002 Young Chun, a Korean-American who had grown up in Seattle and Chicago, came to Korea to teach English. He planned to stay for only a year, but as he neared the end of his teaching contract, the Korean government told him he must complete his mandatory military service or face prison. Chun was born in America, holds an American passport, and at the time, spoke almost n...

Books | 2016-07-22 15:22

'Miss Korea' details 60-year history of Korean beauty pageant

The nation’s first beauty pageant Miss Korea was born out of the ashes of the Korean War in 1957. It was organized in order to give hope to a war-stricken people and proclaim to the world that Korea was rising back again, according to “Miss Korea,” a new book published by the Korean language daily Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times.

Books | 2016-07-15 17:22

'K-Style': Not typical guidebook of Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be better known around the world than many other global leaders, including the incumbent South Korean President Park Geun-hye. And perhaps, better known than South Korea itself.

Books | 2016-07-12 17:02

Choe Chi-won, great Tang and Silla poet

Choe Chi-won (857-unknown) was the famed poet in the Tang Dynasty of China (618-907) and Silla Kingdom (B.C. 57-935 A.D.). But unfortunately, our knowledge of his life and works is very limited.

Books | 2016-07-08 17:07

Chun Kyung-ja lived like flame

Chun Kyung-ja (1924-2015) was one of the most prominent female painters in Korean modern art history. She lived a life full of ups and downs, personally and artistically.

Books | 2016-07-01 17:16

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