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Korean Novels Published Overseas Win Multiple Prizes on Global Stage

Korean Novels Published Overseas Win Multiple Prizes on Global Stage

SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The presence of Korean literature is growing widely in the world as local translations have won or been nominated for multiple prizes from literature awards outside of the country. An English translation of Chung Bora’s “Cursed Bunny” published by British publisher Honford Star was chosen as one of the [...]

‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982,’ Most-sold S. Korean Literary Book Overseas

‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982,’ Most-sold S. Korean Literary Book Overseas

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982″ was the most popular South Korean literary book overseas over the recent five years, data showed Tuesday. According to the data from the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, the feminist novel by Cho Nam-joo was translated into 10 different languages and sold more than 300,000 [...]