LIFE&STYLE
October 23, 2024 08:00am
[Eye Interview] Charting remarkable year, Anton Hur's journey in literature continues
Acclaimed Korean-to-English translator and newly minted novelist, Anton Hur is navigating his busiest year yet. Based in Seoul, Hur was born in Stockh...
October 21, 2024 03:45pm
Han Kang’s works in 28 languages available at National Library
The works of this year’s Nobel Prize winner Han Kang are now on display at the National Library of Korea, on a specially curated bookshelf. The librar...
October 17, 2024 07:09pm
Han Kang says she wants to 'meet readers through writing'
Expressing gratitude to the people who have congratulated her, Han Kang, this year's Nobel laureate in literature, spoke publicly for the first t...
October 16, 2024 04:57pm
'I would like to live in peace quietly,' Han Kang tells Sweden's SVT
In an interview with Swedish public television broadcaster SVT, this year's Nobel Prize laureate in literature Han Kang said that she "doesn'...
October 15, 2024 02:30pm
Fake news post on Han Kang goes viral in Korea after Nobel win
Some fake news on Han Kang has been circulating on the Korean internet, following the news of her becoming Korea's first recipient of the Nobel P...
October 14, 2024 04:22pm
Nobel Prize sparks policies aimed at revitalizing publishing industry
In the wake of Han Kang’s Nobel Prize in literature win, new policies and laws are being discussed to foster future literary talents like Han. Culture...
October 13, 2024 06:12pm
Han Kang’s Nobel Prize opens new horizons for Korean literature
Han Kang's Nobel Prize win Thursday brought the recognition Koreans have long sought: For decades Koreans have been fixated on the question of wh...
October 13, 2024 06:03pm
Han Kang’s manuscript set to be unsealed in 2114 gets renewed attention
Author Han Kang's unpublished manuscript which has been sealed and locked away in Oslo, Norway is getting renewed attention following her Nobel P...
October 13, 2024 03:31pm
Explore Han Kang's Nobel-winning works at outdoor libraries
The works of South Korean Nobel laureate Han Kang are available in 20 languages at Seoul's open-air libraries, city officials said Sunday. The ex...
October 13, 2024 01:20pm
Han Kang's works fetch premium prices for limited editions
Since Han Kang became the first South Korean novelist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, her works, especially limited editions, have become valuab...
October 11, 2024 10:33pm
Han Kang speaks up on Nobel Prize, thanks ‘enormous wave’ of blessing
Han Kang, the first South Korean and Asian female writer to be decorated with the Nobel Prize in literature, spoke officially for the first time late ...
October 11, 2024 05:25pm
Han Kang declines press conference, not to celebrate, citing global wars
The 2024 Nobel Prize winner in literature, Han Kang has reportedly expressed that she will not be holding a press conference, according to her father,...
October 11, 2024 05:04pm
Novelist Han Seung-won says daughter's historic Nobel win feels surreal
Korean novelist Han Seung-won, father of the country’s first Nobel laureate in literature, said Friday that he felt “as if the world had been turned o...
October 11, 2024 03:39pm
Han Kang's Nobel Prize victory sparks waves of celebrity congratulations
Celebrities have been offering their congratulations following the news of author Han Kang winning the Nobel Prize in literature. Kim Min-ha, known fo...