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LTI Korea awards celebrate diversity in language, categories

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea's (LTI Korea) Translation Award this year stands out for the diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds of its recipients.

Dec 4, 2024By Lee Gyu-lee

LTI Korea awards celebrate diversity in language, categories

Korean picture book authors say their stories transcend borders, generations

BUSAN — "There's a lot of interest in Korean picture books overseas — so much so that even I find myself wondering why."

Dec 3, 2024By Pyo Kyung-min

Korean picture book authors say their stories transcend borders, generations

Korea's first international children's book fair kicks off in Busan

The 2024 Busan International Children's Book Fair opened Thursday at BEXCO, marking a milestone as the country's first-ever international children's book fair.

Nov 28, 2024By Pyo Kyung-min

Korea's first international children's book fair kicks off in Busan

'Under the Oak Tree' becomes 1st Korean web fiction to hit NYT Best Sellers

The Korean web fiction “Under the Oak Tree” has made its way onto The New York Times’ (NYT) Best Sellers list, setting a milestone for Korea’s rapidly growing digital literature industry.

Nov 22, 2024By Baek Byung-yeul

'Under the Oak Tree' becomes 1st Korean web fiction to hit NYT Best Sellers

INTERVIEW Korean American artist explores identity, belonging in award-winning graphic memoir 'In Limbo'

Deb JJ Lee, a Korean American illustrator and author, has struck a chord with readers in the United States and even in Korea as the author's book “In Limbo” was recognized as Cartoon of the Month in September by the Korea Cartoonist Association (KCA).

Nov 21, 2024By Baek Byung-yeul

[INTERVIEW] Korean American artist explores identity, belonging in award-winning graphic memoir 'In Limbo'

Korea's inaugural children's book fair to land in Busan

Korea’s first global book fair dedicated to children’s literature is set to make a grand debut in Busan next week.

Nov 20, 2024By Park Han-sol

Korea's inaugural children's book fair to land in Busan

K-LIT REVIEW 'I Decided to Live as Me' presents insightful surprises

Self-help is a cluttered genre. From personal finance to weight loss, from spiritual connection to making friends and influencing people, any facet of life with which we could possibly need assistance has been exhaustively catered to. As times change, lessons need updating, so it's unsurprising that each year brings new titles solving classic problems with contemporary solutions. With this in mind, I had doubts about what new insights or perspectives "I Decided to Live as Me" by Kim Suhyun could offer. How surprised I was!

Nov 19, 2024By Jon Dunbar

[K-LIT REVIEW] 'I Decided to Live as Me' presents insightful surprises

Deborah Smith discusses translating Han Kang's resonance

“In all its languages, (Han Kang’s) ‘The Vegetarian’ is a work which invites a particularly personal form of reading … among a particular kind of reader — ‘sick women’ who refuse to be well in a world that violates and debilitates; ‘impressionable young girls’ mocked for their fannishness; anyone who might defiantly reclaim some of the labels given to Yeong-hye — crazy, excessive, hysterical,” muses translator Deborah Smith in her short essay, “Reflecting on Han Kang.”

Nov 18, 2024By Park Han-sol

Deborah Smith discusses translating Han Kang's resonance

Korea Times Translation Awards aim to foster more Nobel-worthy Korean literature

The Korea Times celebrated its 55th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards to recognize aspiring translators, which became even more meaningful with the milestone win of Han Kang's Nobel Prize in literature last month.

Nov 14, 2024By Lee Gyu-lee

Korea Times Translation Awards aim to foster more Nobel-worthy Korean literature

55th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards Poetry Grand Prize winner Julie Sohn

Julie Sohn is a newcomer in translation, currently living in Seoul with her husband and two sons. Born and raised in Chicago, she studied English at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and earned a master’s degree in international studies from Yonsei University.