Giacomo Lee (Photo Credit: Simon Slater) I previously read Giacomo Lee’s latest novel, Funereal, that explores the tensions from Korean society, particularly being ‘perfect’ in the eyes of people, and finding their own happiness and success. In this interview, Giacomo talks …
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UK author and former resident in Korea, Giacomo Lee, takes the readers in understanding the Korea’s pressure of being ‘perfect’ and people’s own happiness his latest dark and mysterious novel, Funereal. The main character in her late twenties, Soobin Shin, is …
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(Source: Guardian UK) Apologies for the long delay. The “Korean Literature Talks” series has returned. The second Korean author who talked about her written works at the English PEN previously at the London Book Fair 2014 is Kyung-Sook Shin. Kyung-Song …
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Kim Young Ha (Source: British Council Website) The first author who talked at the English PEN during the London Book Fair 2014 is Kim Young Ha. Kim Young Ha made his literary debut in 1995 after finishing his studies in …
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The very first talk that I attended during the London Book Fair 2014 is “An Overview of the Korean Publishing Market”. It provided some general insights about what a few historical facts and current insights about the Korean publishing market. …
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The Korea Market Focus London Book Fair 2014 at Earl’s Court, London The Korea Market Focus London Book Fair 2014 is one of the events that has been keeping me busy in April. Three days in a row being on …
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So Nyo, a wife and mother, previously suffers from a stroke which causes her to be vulnerable and, sometimes, confused. One day, she travels from the countryside to Seoul with her husband to visit her children but she is separated …
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Who Ate Up All The Shinga? is about Park Wan Suh’s experiences during the Japanese occupation of Korea and Korean War. In 1931, she was born in a small village near Kaesong where she had a better life without worries. …
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Sprout, an egg-laying hen, has the dream: roam free and hatch an egg on her own. She looks to her future every morning while being stuck in the cage. When she is unwell, the farmer and his wife put her …
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(Source: The British Council) The Korea Market Focus will be featuring the contemporary Korean literature at the London Book Fair 2014 which will be held on 8 – 10 April 2014. Both the British Council and The Literature Translation Institute of …
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