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The coolest story (KOR)

Writings from 1874 and 1938 show how Koreans found humor and hope amid summers they thought unprecedented.

2026.8.20

The coolest story

Writings from 1874 and 1938 show how Koreans found humor and hope amid summers they thought unprecedented.

2026.8.19

A tipping point for Korean literature (KOR)

It is no time to indulge in the current situation.

2024.10.17

A tipping point for Korean literature

It is no time to indulge in the current situation.

2024.10.16

This file photo shows Cho Se-hui, the author of best-selling novel 'The Dwarf,' who died on Dec. 25. [YONHAP]

Cho Se-hui, 80, author of 'The Dwarf,' dies on Dec. 25

Cho Se-hui, the author of the critically acclaimed and phenomenal bestseller "The Dwarf," has died of a chronic illness, his family said. He was 80 years old when he passed away Sunday. Cho had been under treatment in a nursing home after suffering..

2022.12.26

Author Baek Heena of 'Cloud Bread' (2007). [EMBASSY OF SINGAPORE]

Children's book author Baek Heena to speak at Singapore Writers Festival

Korean writer Baek Heena, known for her award-winning children's book "Cloud Bread" (2007), is sharing her insights at the ongoing Singapore Writers Festival.

2020.11.3

Korean mystery novel writer Seo Mi-ae’s ’GoodNight, Mother“ is put on display at a bookstore located in France. The novel’sFrench title is ’Bonne Nuit Maman.“ [SEO MI-AE]

Forget K-pop, K-literature is making waves

Author Seo Mi-ae said she felt like “an outsider” for most of that time because the fiction genres were not well received in the country’s literary circle. But now she says she feels more accepted than ever before, especially in overseas markets.

2020.5.31

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