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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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Defense ministry denies special treatment for BTS’ V amid phone use allegations
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Korea Best Seller
Growing up in a port cityChinatownBy Oh Jung-hee(Jimoondang, 5,000 won)Set in the port city of Incheon in the 1950s, author Oh Jung-hee’s novella “Chinatown” explores the theme of growing up in post-war Korea.The narrator is a 12-year-old elementary school girl who has recently moved to Incheon with her family after the Korean War. Her family settles in Incheon’s Chinatown, where the streets are s
March 25, 2011
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‘Dreadfully’ yours, Jane Austen fans
The further they get from Jane Austen, the better the zombie mash-up books become.Enter “Dreadfully Ever After” by Steve Hockensmith, book three in a zombie trilogy that started with “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” which was a combination of Jane Austen’s classic novel of manners set in the early 1800s and contemporary zombie movie mania.The first in the series was “Dawn of the Dreadfuls” by Ho
March 25, 2011
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Wesley Stace fuses music and literature
Singer-songwriter’s new book tells story of fictional English composerJohn Wesley Harding is Wesley Stace.That is, Wesley Stace is John Wesley Harding.That is, they’re the same person. Folk-rocker Harding ― intelligent, bardic songwright ― is the nom de rock of Wesley Stace, novelist, whose splendid new book “Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer” is out now.As usual, all sorts of things are a
March 25, 2011
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N.Y. judge calls off plans for Google library
NEW YORK (AP) ― A judge on Tuesday rejected a deal between Internet search leader Google and the book industry that would have put millions of volumes online, citing anti-trust concerns and the need for involvement from Congress while acknowledging the potential benefit of putting literature in front of the masses.U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin in Manhattan said the creation of a universal library
March 23, 2011
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For some Christians, King James is the only Bible
400-year-old translation still commands a loyal followingCHICAGO ― On its 400th anniversary, the King James Version of the Bible is universally recognized as a literary masterpiece that profoundly shaped both modern Christianity and the English language.But at the Bible Baptist Church in Mount Prospect, Illinois, it’s accorded a much higher level of reverence.“Using anything but the King James Ver
March 20, 2011
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Korea Best Seller
A man torn by history Land of BanishedBy Jo Jung-rae(Jimoondang, 5,000 won)A heart-rending tale of a man warped by the hardships of the Korean War, Jo Jung-rae’s “Land of Banished” vividly portrays a victim of Korea’s checkered history.Mahn-seok, the protagonist, is born into a family of landless peasants in the late 1920s Korea. All the members of his family are servants of a nobleman called Choi
March 18, 2011
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New books
Journalist takes readers back to future Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explain the World We Live in Now Our Culture, Our Politics, Our EverythingBy David Sirota(Ballantine Books, $25)Ah, the 1980s. Those carefree years spent spinning the gears of Rubik’s Cubes, popping Pac-Man cartridges into Atari consoles, slipping on legwarmers or parachute pants, and checking out the latest episodes of “Fam
March 18, 2011
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52 women recount their time in the deep south of the ’60s
A restlessness in her soul would not let Gloria House be.She was a graduate student in 1963 studying French at the University of California at Berkeley.But how could she study when four little black girls were blown to bits by dynamite that tore through their Birmingham, Ala., church? And when the bodies of three boys ― two white, one black ― who’d gone south to help black people, were found burie
March 18, 2011
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China writer Bi Feiyu wins Asia’s top literary prize
HONG KONG (AFP) ― Acclaimed Chinese author Bi Feiyu on Thursday won Asia’s top literary prize for his “Three Sisters,” set during the Cultural Revolution.Bi edged out four other shortlisted authors to secure the $30,000 Man Asian Literary Prize with the story of three women who “strive to change the course of their destinies” in one of China’s most chaotic political periods.“When I entered the sho
March 18, 2011
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Multiple lives of a Swedish literary giant
STOCKHOLM (AFP) ― In one life, Per Olov Enquist has been an oppressed child, an athlete, a journalist and a depressed and destructive alcoholic, but in another life ― the one that really counts in his eyes ― he is an author, a giant in the world of Swedish literature.Spry for his 76 years, Enquist tells AFP in an interview that he is savoring “a different life,” which is also the title of his latest work, an autobiography.“The last 20 years have been a fantastic time. I’ve written a lot of books
March 18, 2011
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Kim calls Jasmine Revolution another ‘candlelight vigil’
Poet shares his view on Korea’s 2008 candle-lit protest and its significancePoet Kim Ji-ha thinks Korea’s 2008 candle-lit protest against U.S. beef imports was a crucial moment in world history.“It was the very first protest that was initiated by the most marginalized in the patriarchal society,” Kim said at a literary circle meeting held at the residence of Swedish Ambassador to Korea in Seoul, T
March 17, 2011
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S. Korea welcomes accord with France on transfer of 'Oegyujanggak' royal books
South Korea on Thursday welcomed an agreement with France to transfer centuries-old Korean royal books from Paris to Seoul between March and May beginning with the first shipment later this month.Officials from the national museums of the two countries signed the agreement in Paris on Wednesday to transport 297 volumes of the "Oegyujanggak" to Seoul in four shipments from March 28, according to th
March 17, 2011
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New Books
Essays on mountain, life Story of Dobong MountainBy Pyo Jae-doo(Hansom Publishing House Co., 10,000 won)Former journalist Pyo Jae-doo loves climbing mountains, especially Dobong Mountain in Seoul. He finds the mountain fascinatingly beautiful and therapeutic, offering opportunities for its visitors to connect with nature.Pyo’s newly released book, “Story of Dobong Mountain” consists of seven chapt
March 11, 2011
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Korea Best Seller
Trauma and ethicsThree Days in That AutumnBy Park Wan-suh(Jimoondang, 5,000 won)Among the many Korean novels dealing with the Korean War (1950-1953), Park Wan-suh’s “Three Days in That Autumn” tells a rare and original account of a female protagonist who tries to overcome her personal trauma while faced with ethical questions surrounding her profession.Raped and pregnat with an unwanted child duri
March 11, 2011
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How independent bookseller survives
‘Focusing on good books, experience: key to success’As thousands of booksellers around the United States lose their jobs this month at bankrupt Borders, Nicola’s Bookstore buyer Bill Cusimano feels no pain.Here in the cramped back office at this profitable, American independent bookstore, Cusimano is swamped getting new orders in for rush customers, planning events such as the appearance of local
March 11, 2011
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Couture looked better in the 20th century
There is a lot to like in “Couture in the 21st Century,” a collection of essays by prominent fashion designers edited by Deborah Bee, and produced in conjunction with the British department store, Harrods.It’s an excellent way to get a feel for the history of the century-and-a-half -old fashion industry started by Charles Worth in the mid-1800s.However, it also provides some stark contrasts betwee
March 11, 2011
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Literary agent Owen Laster dies at age 72
NEW YORK (AP) ― Owen Laster, a literary agent and executive of old-fashioned self-effacement and intregity whose many clients included Judy Blume, Gore Vidal and the estate of Margaret Mitchell, died Wednesday. He was 72.Laster, who retired in 2006, died in his Manhattan apartment after a brief illness, said his friend and attorney Richard Snider.Numerous friends had visited him recently, includin
March 10, 2011
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Puppy love in the country
The CamelliasBy Kim Yu-jeong(Jimoondang, 5,000 won) Revealing author Kim Yu-jeong’s mastery of colloquial dialect and his commanding insight into the charms of peasants, “The Camellias” tells a humorous tale of two young souls living in the countryside in the 1930s.The protagonist, a naïve young boy from a peasant family, does not like it when his rooster gets into fights with Jeom-soon’s rooster.
March 10, 2011
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Used book bliss in Seoul
Cheap prices, personal service and the smell of musty pages draw in lovers of literatureThough not fresh and new, used books have their own charm. It could be their faded pages, old fashioned covers, or maybe it’s their price.While it’s now easy to spot English-language books ― both used and new ― in Seoul’s big chain bookstores, some smaller stores like to keep doing things the old way. The Korea
March 4, 2011
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[New books] New Books
Swiftly paced satirePymBy Mat Johnson(Spiegal & Grau, $24)A swiftly paced satire, Mat Johnson's “Pym” skewers Edgar Allan Poe, race in America, the snack-food industry, academia, landscape painting and abominable snowmen while following a band of black adventurers seeking their fortune in Antarctica.Recently fired American literature professor Chris Jaynes is obsessed with Poe’s only novel,“The Na
March 4, 2011
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