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40% of Korean adults didn't read a book last year

Nearly 40 percent of Korean adults did not read a book in the past year, government data revealed Monday. According to a Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism survey, 59.9 percent of adults said they had read at least one book in the past year, a 5.4 percent fall from the previous year.

Books | 2018-02-05 16:22

Books that give reality check top bestseller list

It's not surprising that the reading rate of paper books have decreased due to the plethora of online content available these days. But those who buy books, whether online or at offline stores, seem to have a particular preference _ self-help. Not only do people seek solace in these books, they want to know how to deal with the mixed realities in life and work. And it seems t...

Books | 2018-02-05 15:59

Why do Koreans eat like this?

When my foreign friend came to Korea for the first time, it was fascinating to see how amused he was about the culinary culture in Korea.

Books | 2018-02-02 15:10

Doctor writes book on patients' right to end life

Ahead of a new law effective from February 4 that enables terminally ill patients to refuse medical care to extend their lives, a renowned doctor and professor who has watched over some 7,000 deaths in his three-decade professional career has published a book on a patient’s right to choose “death with dignity.”Heo Dae-seog, a professor at Seoul National University Hospital’s ...

Books | 2018-01-26 17:20

Western articles shed light on 19th century Korea

With the development of communications technology, hundreds and thousands of international news articles are poured out every day and reach all across the globe in the twinkling of an eye, making the world smaller and smaller. People know what is happening on the opposite side of the earth.

Books | 2018-01-19 17:14

'Fire and Fury' essential to comprehend US politics

I love Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury,” an instant bombshell book in the United States, the most current American political book on President Donald Trump, his family and his associates inside and outside the White House. I chose this book for my political science course, American Government 101. The 151-year-old publisher Henry Holt has never had as great a success as with t...

Books | 2018-01-12 16:20

Understanding mother's love deep inside

When women give birth and become mothers, they go through a phase when the world seems a more threatening place than they had realized before. And one day, an “aha” moment comes and mothers start understanding how their mothers could happily sacrifice their own lives to care for them and give everything they could.

Books | 2018-01-12 14:33

Book tracks history of Asian pop music

Korean music fans might get emotional these days because boy band BTS has been fascinating pop music fans around the world. Those who still remember that many Korean musicians made their musical debut at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul after the 1950-53 Korean War, feel like Rip Van Winkle.

Books | 2018-01-05 20:25

Making case for 'The Vegetarian,' literary translation

The past couple of years have been eventful for late-bloomer Han Kang, the author of the award-winning book “The Vegetarian.” Han Kang, 47, has become a star writer after she and Deborah Smith, the translator of “The Vegetarian,” were honored with the 2016 International Man Booker Prize.

Books | 2018-01-04 16:44

Bangudae Petroglyphs in modern Korean poems

How many Koreans know of the Bangudae Petroglyphs? How many Koreans know the reservoir constructed for the city water supply put the petroglyphs under water where they could be damaged? How many know the value of petroglyphs that are 6,000 to 7,000 years old? No monetary value can be ascribed to them because the art on the rock panels is among the oldest in human history. Wha...

Books | 2017-12-31 21:09

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