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2019 Korean Novels that fascinated foreign readers

2019 Korean Novels that fascinated foreign readers   2020.02.03     What Korean novels were a hot topic in the overseas publication market last year? Here we introduce the Korean novels that lit up the overseas publication market in 2019, from steady sellers beloved by foreign readers to works of newly emerging writers.   I’m Waiting For You, The Prophet of Mundanity   Three English-translated novels of writer Kim Bo-Young, one of the representative SF writers in Korea were sold to Harper Collins Publishers last June, the biggest publication group in the US. The three books were: I’m Waiting For You (Miracle Books), a story about the fond love of a couple with contradicting time and space, The Prophet of Mundanity (Arzak), a story of a prophet and his disciple, and a sequel to I’m Waiting For You which is also set for publication in Korea. They will be published during the first half of 2021.Making her debut in 2004, the increa...
  • VOL.19 / 2020.02
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Suwon Independent Bookstores

Suwon Independent Bookstores Gathering people and creating a stories   2020.02.03     Suwon was the first new town planned in the world (King Jeongjo, the 22nd king of Chosun Dynasty) and Hwaseong Fortress, located in the center of the city, is a gem of fortress culture. Designated as a World Cultural Heritage in 1977, Suwon Hwaseong Fortress was highly praised for its artistic values. A street full of abundant culture and history with modern senses surrounds the Fortress. And there is an independent bookstore on the street where you can experience the atmosphere and people of the neighborhood, and the culture and values of the region. We introduce you to, “Magnet & Gravity” and “Broccoli_Soop”, two of the flagship independent bookstores of Suwon.     Magnet & Gravity   A  201, 49, Segwon-ro 316 beon-gil, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do.H  Monday-Saturday, 11am-7pmT  82-10-4479-0718W&nbs...
  • VOL.19 / 2020.02
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South Korea's online platforms where readers can meet genre literature

South Korea's online platforms where readers can meet genre literature   2019.12.09   Typically genre literature refers to genre fiction, which in turn is used to call novels with similar elements or narrative styles like books of science fiction, fantasy novels, detective thrillers and mysteries. As we entered the 2010s, the market for e-books and web novels which represent digital publishing content rapidly grew and genre fiction has been shaking up the conventional literature scene ever since. In South Korea, web novels centering on genre fiction appeared in earnest in January 2013 on Naver's web novel service.What sets web novels apart from conventional novels is the fact that their formats can vary depending on the author's situation. Usually, readers have to pay for each chapter in the novel, so authors base their stories on fun and suspense. Needing to keep readers hooked, events in web novels happen quickly in short amounts of time. Also, as increasingly more user...
  • VOL.18 / 2019.12
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Writer Kang Hwa-Gil

Writer Kang Hwa-Gil Careful Call for Things that Should Not be Taken for Granted   2020.10.05   Author Kang Hwa-Gil writes about things we can easily find around us. If there is one thing that differentiates her stories from others, it is that her works are delicate, or rather chilly in the sense that she seems to be living a different life from ordinary people. In her book Eumbok (which means to partake of sacrificial food and drink) that features ancestral rites, and in Gawon and Hand that mainly describe our daily life, she talks about psychological violence, hatred, suppression, and horror that women experience.Kang Hwa-Gil points out the sense of displacement from people’s attitude of taking things for granted when they shouldn’t.       Hello, it’s a pleasure to meet you. Please say hello to our subscribers.   Hi, I am Kang Hwa-Gil, and I write novels. It’s good to be meeting you.   Is there a reason for you to choose hatr...
  • VOL.27 / 2020.10
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2nd Week, March

2nd Week, March Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2020.04.06   Due to the globally threatening virus COVID-19, Korea is campaigning for “Social Distancing.” Kindergartens and schools are postponing the new semester, and office workers are refraining from going outside, working at home, having a time-out moment from their busy lives. What books are Korean readers reading while overcoming the tough situation today?The top best seller for the 2nd week of March in the four major bookstores in Korea was The Plague, a famous novel written by a French author Albert Camus. This book became a hot issue again after having been introduced in a TV program “Book Reading for You (tvN).” The book is mainly about a city devastated by an infectious disease called “The Plague.” Due to its background similar to the situation of Korea currently struck by COVID-19, it was highly relatable to many readers which is why it seems to be ranking top on the li...
  • VOL.21 / 2020.04
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Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation   2020.04.06   A Sad Goodbye (New Edition) 1. Publication Details Imprint | NEXUS Co., Ltd.Title | A Sad Goodbye (New Edition)Subtitle| Seventeen stories about love and partingsAuthor | Hwang Kyung SinGenre | LiteratureFormat | 127×188Binding | PaperbackPages | 272pagesISBN | 9791157525201   2. Contact Name | Chung, Hyejin JinnyPhone | +82-2-330-5529Email | copyright@nexusbook.comURL | https://www.nexusbook.com:446/   3. Marketing Information Keyword | Novel; Essay; Love; Parting; LifeTarget Readership | Adults   4. About the Author Born in Busan, South Korea, Hwang Kyung Sin graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature at Yonsei University. Hwang is the author of I Started with a Single Lemon, A Picturesque World, A Happy Ending for Everyone, The Chocolate Post Office, S...
  • VOL.21 / 2020.04
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South Korea’s Digital Publishing Contents Platform

South Korea’s Digital Publishing Contents Platform   2018.06.28   In the digital age, books are no longer only in paper form but in all kinds of versions becoming evolved and expanded thanks to digital technology. When you take books only in paper form, it looks like the crisis of books is structurally inevitable, but when you combine them with all kinds of digital publications and digital publication content, a new publication market and reading culture have born anew. One thing that represents this change would be the platform services for publications. One characteristic of publishing platforms is that it brings together content goods that users, who have interest in a variety of categories, are expected to like and take an interest in. They fulfill the needs of many publishers and consumers at the same time. The platforms are managed by many different companies and entities, and this piece introduces two platforms that South Korean publishers currently manage directly. &...
  • VOL.10 / 2018.06
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Interview with author Jung-hyuk Kim

Interview with author Jung-hyuk Kim All-round novelist with sense of humor and smarts   2018.01   It is not an easy feat melding sharp and piercing insight and bright humor into one piece of literature. Novelist Jung-hyuk Kim, the interviewee of this month's issue, debuted in 2000 with Penguin News and since, he has been publishing novels and essay collections to consistently show his work. He also does work related to cinema while giving lectures and working as a podcast DJ. In South Korea, Kim has a wide group of fans thanks to his witty dialog and he is known for being an all-round novelist with knowledge in a variety of areas. The 'star writer' is only bound for more success and this month, we spoke to him regarding exports of his work.     KPIPA We are delighted to feature you in our webzine. Can you introduce yourself to industry officials outside South Korea?   Kim I am Jung-hyuk Kim, someone who writes novels. I don't like giving long introduc...
  • VOL.8 / 2018.01
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10 Keywords: South Korea's publishing industry in 2017 at a glance

10 Keywords: South Korea's publishing industry in 2017 at a glance   2017.12.01     Candlelight Revolution   The book Candlelight Revolution with the subtitle "Winter of 2016, Spring of 2017 - History Written by Light" is a collection of 484 photographs categorized into 45 themes that captures seven key events that led to the impeachment of now-former South Korean president Park Geun-hye in May this year. It is a striking but touching panorama of images bringing together the wishes of the 17 million people who asked, "Is this a country?" while holding candlelight vigils to bring down Park’s administration.   Park, accused of graft and improper usage of power, was impeached by the candlelight revolution launched by the people and incumbent President Moon Jae-in was subsequently elected in May. It was a historical step forward, the first such event in 30 years since the declaration of democracy from a military government in 1987. While the administration was in...
  • VOL.7 / 2017.12
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Aggregate data as of the fifth week of May

Aggregate data as of the fifth week of May The Discovery of Small Universes In Picture Books   2018.06.28   Explosion of interest in Cryptography From the Third-Floor Secretariat, a tell-all on Kim Jong Un’s regime amid swift changes on the Korean peninsula   Former North Korean deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom Thae Yong Ho’s memoir Cryptography From the Third-Floor Secretariat topped YES24’s bestseller list in the fifth week of May for a second week. This book, which tells the secrets of Kim Jong Un’s regime in North Korea sold roughly 3,000 copies within three days of publication on YES24 and has been at the center of a whirlwind in the bookstore industry. Among its readers, 38.9 percent are 50 or older and 28 percent of its readers were men in their 50s or older.   Literature has strong showing with Bernard Werber’s Demain Les Chats, Winnie the Pooh series   Bernard Werber’s latest novel Demain Les Chats has quickly climbed the bestseller list -...
  • VOL.10 / 2018.06
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