A wave of Korean literature is set to reach English-language readers in 2025, ranging from a new novel by a Nobel laureate to ...

However, depicting a person who claimed to be a spy for North Korea was still a sensitive issue that touched on major taboos ...

No book on World War II equaled in stature or importance ... More immediate and sobering were the lessons of the war in Korea. Like other top commanders, Mark Clark, in FROM THE DANUBE TO THE ...

BUSAN — "There's a lot of interest in Korean picture books overseas — so much so that even I find myself wondering why." Suzy Lee, a picture book author and recipient of the prestigious Hans ...

Korean literature reached the heights of international recognition with Han Kang’s historic Nobel Prize win headlining the ...

Korean children's books have consistently earned international accolades, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Bologna Ragazzi Award. Moreover ...

Here, Anton Hur explores the exciting rise of the ‘Korean Wave’ in Books and culture. Why is Korean culture so hot right now? And why? My husband, who studies development, postulates that the success ...

What she finds special is the "deliberate" pacing of these books, which encourages readers to slow down, creating space for introspection. “I like how Korean healing fiction tends to feel a ...