LIFE&STYLE
October 11, 2024 01:36pm
Han Kang drives readers to bookstores both online and offline
Major bookstores in Korea are experiencing a surge in sales of all of Han Kang's works following the announcement of her Nobel Prize in literature. On...
October 11, 2024 01:05am
Han Kang's 'first reactions' after winning the Nobel Prize
South Korean novelist Han Kang, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, said she will "celebrate quietly tonight" having tea with her ...
October 10, 2024 11:52pm
'Han Kang enters the canon of greatest literature'
Winning the Nobel Prize in literature means that Han Kang and her works are now acknowledged, legitimized and confirmed forever in the canon of the gr...
October 10, 2024 10:25pm
Exploring works of Han Kang
The first South Korean and the first Asian woman Nobel laureate in literature, Han Kang was born in November 1970 in Gwangju, a city in southwestern S...
October 10, 2024 10:17pm
Major online bookstores crash due to high traffic after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize in literature
South Korea's two major online bookstores said Thursday their sites briefly crashed due to high traffic soon after homegrown author Han Kang was ...
October 10, 2024 10:03pm
Yoon celebrates Han Kang's winning of Nobel literature prize as 'monumental achievement'
President Yoon Suk Yeol congratulated novelist Han Kang on winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature Thursday, calling it "a monumental achievement" ...
October 10, 2024 09:07pm
South Korean author Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel Prize in literature
South Korean author Han Kang has won this year's Nobel Prize in literature, becoming the first South Korean to be honored with one of the world...
October 3, 2024 03:18pm
On the shared experience of diaspora
In a world increasingly shaped by the displacement of people due to war, climate crises, and economic hardship, diaspora literature has the power to c...
September 27, 2024 09:00am
'City View' shines light on urban shadows
Gazing at the gleaming glass facades of the skyscrapers in Songdo, Incheon, author Woo Sin-young wondered how they could remain so sleek and beautiful...
September 25, 2024 04:33pm
2025 Trend Forecast: Small details, new happiness trend amid sluggish economy
After completing his annual bestselling series “Trend Korea” for the upcoming year, Seoul National University professor Kim Rando lamented that "grand...
September 25, 2024 03:39pm
French writer Sylvie Germain wins 13th Pak Kyongni Prize
French writer Sylvie Germain has been named the recipient of the 13th Pak Kyongni Prize, the award’s organizers announced Wednesday. The award, an ann...
September 24, 2024 01:50pm
Park Sang-young's ‘Love in the Big City’ nominated for French literary award
South Korean author Park Sang-young's "Love in the Big City" has been longlisted for the Prix Medicis etranger, one of France's major litera...
September 22, 2024 08:00am
[New in Korean] Can knowing your past life save your present one?
"The Novice Shaman Reading Past Lives" By Lee Sun-young Clayhouse A pair of novice shamans claim that past-life insights can unravel present-day probl...
September 21, 2024 04:00pm
[New in Korean] Architectural wonder, love story in Paris from award-winning architect/novelist
"To Where the Light Leads" By Baek Hee-sung Book Romance Lumiere Clerget is a disheartened architect who, despite designing beautiful homes for others...