University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa / September 09, 2024

THE CENTER FOR KOREAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI AT MĀNOA PRESENTS: The Hee Kyung Lee Kwon Speaker Series Thus Spoke: Kim Hyesoon, Fi Jae Lee, Jack Jung The inaugural iteration of the Hee Kyung Lee Kwon Speaker Series that spotlights significant voices in Korean women's literature. The event will feature poetry reading, art talk, Q & A, and a book signing. When: September 26, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Where: Center for Korean Studies Auditorium

LOS40 / September 09, 2024

Hwang Bo-Reum es un nombre que puede que nos suene a chino, en realidad, es coreano, el de una autora que ha logrado vender más de tres millones de ejemplares de su novela, Bienvenidos a la librería Hyunam-Dong. Una historia que se enmarca en esta creciente tendencia del healing fiction, o lo que es lo mismo, esta literatura curativa con temáticas relacionadas con la salud mental.

El Español / September 07, 2024

"¿Debería continuar viviendo así?". Esa fue la pregunta que se hizo Hwang Bo-Reum (43 años) poco antes de cumplir los 30. De no habérsela hecho, quién sabe si se habría llegado a convertir en el fenómeno literario que ya es en su Corea natal, o en todo el sudeste asiático —que conste que está a punto de serlo también en todo el planeta—. Su primera novela, Bienvenidos a la librería Hyunam-Dong (Espasa, 2024) ha vendido ya más de tres millones de ejemplares y ha ganado premios fuera y dentro de las fronteras de su país. Es curioso, pues hace más de una década, cuando decidió "vivir con calma", ni siquiera hubiese sido capaz de imaginarse ganándose la vida como escritora.

Cosmopolitan / September 04, 2024

Si la rentrée littéraire laisse l’embarras du choix sur nos prochaines et possibles lectures, il y a aussi un livre aussi fascinant que tendre qui, quant à lui, cartonne en Corée du sud et mérite toute notre attention dans l’Hexagone.

The Offing / September 03, 2024

A fishbone has been lodged inside my throat for seventeen years. Everyone says it’s impossible, but I can feel it. A fishbone long and white, stuck right where my esophagus begins. I was twelve. My family lived in a small town by the coast. My aunt, who lived nearby, ran a fish soup joint at the local fish market, a place that sailors would seek for a bowl of cold mulhwe. On weekends, our family often ate at her stall. I still remember the market that turned gloomy when night fell, the chill in the air and the lingering fishy stink, the sea that was blacker than the depths of the universe. In the small tanks that were practically fishbowls, sea creatures left from the day’s trade swam, still alive but sluggish, as if they knew death was coming.

Book Riot / August 30, 2024

Today, I’ve got some new releases and some potential preorders for you to check out. Get ready for dragons, bog wives, and the vagaries of memory.

Books and Bao / August 29, 2024

American author Stephen King is considered the undisputed master of horror, with as many published works as he has years on this Earth. But King is far from the only great horror author writing today, so here are some of the best horror books by writers far and wide.

Tony's Reading List / August 29, 2024

After an extended stay in Japan, culminating in a rather steamy visit to Nagasaki, we’re moving on for the final leg of our Women in Translation Month journey, heading across the sea to South Korea.  After a month of travelling the world, we’re running low on clean clothes, so it’s time to hit the launderette and lounge around for an hour or two.  If that sounds boring, though, rest assured that it’s anything but.  You see, this is more than just a place to get your clothes washed, and you never know just who you might run into, or where a chance encounter might lead you…

Words Without Borders / August 29, 2024

What the publisher says: “Baek’s sessions intensify as her inner conflicts become more complex and challenging. Through her dialogues with her psychiatrist and reflective micro-essays following each session, Baek traces the patterns of her anguish, makes progress, weathers setbacks, and shares the revelatory insights that come just when she has almost given up hope.” 

Actualidad Literatura / September 02, 2024

Septiembre marca el comienzo de la temporada otoñal y adelanta grandes novedades de autores de renombre que prometen repetir éxitos. Hay muchas más, pero, como siempre, tenemos que hacer una selección y ahí van esos seis títulos de escritores españoles y del último fenómeno de la literatura coreana. Echamos un vistazo.