HOME  >  이용안내  >  SEARCH RESULT

SEARCH RESULT

Search word : "Family",   Search result : 1,107
[TREND / TOPIC]

In Translation, Context Is Where the Difficulties Converge

Topic   In Translation, Context Is Where the Difficulties Converge     2026.09     When we call something untranslatable, we usually don't mean a word that can't be rendered at all, but one that keeps demanding to be translated again. I'm not persuaded by explanations that locate the difficulty of translating Korean literature in the mystique of culturally loaded words like jeong or bap. What a translator has to carry across isn't some ultimate emotion sealed inside a word, but the connections that word forms within the work itself.   My Mouth WatersKim Ae-ran, Moonji Publishing, 2007   The narrator of Kim Ae-ran's short story “Ascending Scales” (Moonji Publishing, 2007) is the daughter of a dumpling shop owner. Her mother sends her to piano lessons, believing her child should get the same education as everyone else's. Then the family collapses after the father cos...
  • VOL.98 / 2026.09
[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

Books that Critics from Each Generation Would Want to Translate Themselves

Special Project   Books that Critics from Each Generation Would Want to Translate Themselves     2026.09     If you have ever loved a book that remains unpublished abroad, you have likely wondered why such a remarkable work was never translated. In keeping with this issue's focus on the art of translation, 〈Special Project〉 asks critics which book they would personally choose to translate if given the chance. Critics from each generation offered recommendations through their own lens, choosing books that introduce Korea or lay bare the realities of our society.         The 20s Perspective – Lee Sollim, Cultural Critic   A Camera That Makes You Look Especially UglyShin I-in, Wisdom House, 2026   Can the small, odd details of one person's life survive a border crossing? A Camera That Makes You Look Especially Ugly is the poet Sh...
  • VOL.98 / 2026.09
[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

Ripples of Connection: The Cat Is the Answer

Export Case   Ripples of Connection: The Cat Is the Answer     2026.09     Where the Connection Began   Nabiclub returned to the 〈K-Book Copyright Market〉 this year. Overseas publishing markets diverge from domestic ones, and it is precisely within those differences that new possibilities emerge. This discovery is the fundamental reason we participate. What works differs from country to country, press to press, buyer to buyer. That is only natural, since the vitality of publishing comes from diversity. The primary purpose of attending is to identify and cultivate those points of intersection, whether through a market, a theme, a publishing house, or an individual editor.   When Nabiclub first attended the Market in 2025 to establish its identity as a press specializing in Korean mystery fiction, we achieved a modest yet deeply meaningful milestone: securing a rights contract with Yilin, a ...
  • VOL.98 / 2026.09
[TREND / ONE-LINER QUOTES]

Lim Solah’s 『I Say I Am There』

One-Liner Quotes   Lim Solah’s I Say I Am There     2026.09     A Novel About What Remains   Published by Munhakdongne in 2023, the novel follows four women living on the margins of the art world who decide to organise an independent exhibition for artists excluded from institutional and commercial circuits. Hwayeong has lost the hearing in one ear and has spent years concealing her disability. Uju, a lesbian working in a bank, has learned to hide her ambitions in order to preserve the recognition of the woman she loves. Bora has built her life around the idea of fighting, only to discover that survival may require redefining what it means to fight. Jeongsu possesses an extraordinary capacity for empathy, so intense that she absorbs other people’s emotions and expectations almo...
  • VOL.98 / 2026.09
[TREND / KNOWLEDGE]

Programs Supporting Korean Books Abroad, with a Focus on Translation Support

Knowledge   Programs Supporting Korean Books Abroad, with a Focus on Translation Support     2026.09     Connecting K-Books to the World Through Translation and Export Support   Kim Soi, Assistant Manager, Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA)   The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) supports the growth of the domestic publishing industry and helps build a reading ecosystem. Its mission is to build a publishing and reading ecosystem that grows together, and its vision is to be an institution that enriches people's lives through reading and leads the cultural industry through publishing. As K-culture spreads and overseas demand for Korean publishing content shows clear growth, the Agency has set “creating future growth engines for K-Books” as one of its four strategic goals, putting its resources and effort into securing global competitiveness...
  • VOL.98 / 2026.09
[TREND / TOPIC]

When TV Dramas Become Books: Screenplays and script Books as Collectibles Driving Fandom’s Transmedia Consumption

Topic   When TV Dramas Become Books:Screenplays and script Books as CollectiblesDriving Fandom’s Transmedia Consumption     2026.08     TV Drama script Books Becoming Bestsellers   In May 2024, the uncut script book for the tvN drama 〈Lovely Runner〉 topped the YES24 overall bestseller list just one day after pre-orders began. Driven overwhelmingly by buyers in their 20s and 30s, this phenomenon was no ordinary book-selling success. Instead, it signaled a new consumption culture where video content reaches the hands of fandom through the physical medium of a book.   The same was true for the tvN drama 〈Our Unwritten Seoul〉, which ended its run in June 2025. The original uncut script book by writer Lee Kang reached No. 1 in YES24's art section as soon as presales opened. A reader noted, "The dialogue was so good. The script book feels like merchandise that soothes the lingerin...
  • VOL.97 / 2026.08
[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

Expansion of K-Content Based on Books: Books Noted by Critics Across Generations

Special Project   Expansion of K-Content Based on Books:Books Noted by Critics Across Generations     2026.08     As Korean books serve as a pillar of K-content and interact with cultural content across other media, we would like to take this opportunity to highlight the original books driving the Korean Wave. In this issue, we examine Korean books selected by critics ranging from their 20s to 50s, covering original novels adapted into dramas and films, published screenplays that have become a current trend, and highly anticipated upcoming releases. Let us explore various perspectives on the power and potential of K-stories, and examine the direction Korean literature—a crucial pillar of K-content—should take moving forward.           The 20s Perspective – Lee Sollim, Cultural Critic   “About My Daughter, About That Distant World” &...
  • VOL.97 / 2026.08
[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

An Open Mind (The Export Journey of Author Lee Hee-joo’s Holy Boy)

Export Case   An Open Mind(The Export Journey of Author Lee Hee-joo’s Holy Boy)     2026.08     Cover of Holy Boy   When I first heard the news that the overseas rights contract for Holy Boy had been signed, I felt both glad and deeply conflicted. Set in the 1990s in the fictional city of Eungnang, Holy Boy follows four women who kidnap a K-pop idol. Featuring female characters who pursue their desires without hesitation, the novel leaves readers with a strangely sticky and uncomfortable lingering taste rather than a sense of comfort. Luckily, there were readers in Korea who cherished the book. However, Korean titles that draw attention abroad tend to be works awarded prestigious literary prizes like Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, feminist literature in the vein of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, or healing fiction. Fitting none of these molds, I felt a heavy pressure over the book b...
  • VOL.97 / 2026.08
[TREND / ONE-LINER QUOTES]

Why a Pastor Laughed at the Buddha’s Joke

One-Liner Quotes   Why a Pastor Laughed at the Buddha’s Joke     2026.08     The Buddha’s Fatal Joke: A Reading of the Diamond Sutra, by Han Hyoung-jo, Munhakdongne, 2011   The Buddha’s Fatal Joke: A Reading of the Diamond Sutra, by Han Hyoung-jo, Munhakdongne, 2011   If I were asked to pick a Buddhist book on my bookshelf that I, as a pastor, reach for often, I would choose this one without hesitation. The title alone catches the eye, referring to a scripture that teaches enlightenment as "the Buddha’s fatal joke." The author, Han Hyoung-jo, is a scholar who has taught Eastern philosophy for a long time at the Academy of Korean Studies. Unraveling the Diamond Sutra in the language of today, this book is both a commentary on Buddhist scripture and a guide to the "art of living (ars vitae)" that asks how we ought to live.     &nb...
  • VOL.97 / 2026.08
[TREND / KNOWLEDGE]

Korean Publishing Market in 2025 Through Statistics

Knowledge   Korean Publishing Market in 2025 Through Statistics     2026.08     Industry Statistics and Management Information Statistics   Publishing industry statistics are broadly classified into industry statistics and management information statistics according to the perspective and purpose. Industry statistics are statistics on general industry status that look at the overall publishing industry, which are useful for industry analysis and policy formulation. On the other hand, management information statistics break down book classifications and comparison items, making them primarily useful for the business activities of publishers and bookstores. Depending on the content of the statistical information, industry statistics and management information statistics are divided into general statistics, production statistics, distribution statistics, and consumption statistics.   ...
  • VOL.97 / 2026.08
TOP