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Event in Istanbul Aims for Better Literary Exchanges Between Korea, Turkey

Event in Istanbul Aims for Better Literary Exchanges Between Korea, Turkey

ISTANBUL, Nov, 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean writers have met Turkish students in an event to publicize Korean literature in Turkey, organizers said Wednesday. Istanbul University and the Literature Translation Institute of Korea held the event at the university on Tuesday (local time) on the sidelines of the 36th International Istanbul Book Fair. Two Korean [...]

Who Will Be the Next Han Kang, Writer of Man Booker Honored “The Vegetarian”?

Who Will Be the Next Han Kang, Writer of Man Booker Honored “The Vegetarian”?

SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Ever since Korean novelist Hang Kang received the world-renowned Man Booker international literary award, attention has been growing in literary circles as to which Korean novelists will carry on the globalization of Korean literature. Various domestic novelists are being introduced to overseas countries one by one due to the [...]

Foreign Tanslators Discuss Appeal and Challenges of Korean Literature

Foreign Tanslators Discuss Appeal and Challenges of Korean Literature

SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Translating Korean literature, while challenging, has opened up a whole new, joyful world, said foreign translators during a panel discussion in Seoul Monday. In the closed-session organized by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, translators from England, Germany, India, France, Mexico, and Uzbekistan, shared their experiences of and thoughts [...]

Hawaii State Library Expands its ‘Korea Corner’

Hawaii State Library Expands its ‘Korea Corner’

SEOUL, Korea, Dec 11 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 5, Hawaii State Library (McClly Library) held an opening ceremony for its recently overhauled “Korea Corner” and its newly installed Korean e-book system, joined by local dignataries and high-ranked officers. The renewed “Korea Corner” is part of efforts by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to open ”Korea Promotion Centers” in major [...]