A group of ten Korean authors is set to interact with the rest of the world at the upcoming London Book Fair (LBF).
The Literature Translation Institute of Korea and the British Council have chosen ten writers to jointly promote at the London fair, set to be held from April 8 to 10. The lucky novelists include Lee Moon-yeol, Lee Seung-u, Shin Kyung-sook, Kim In-sook, Kim Young-ha and Han Kang, as well as poet Kim Hye-soon, children’s author Hwang Sun-mi and cartoonist Yoon Tae-ho.
The LBF organizing committee has designated Hwang Sun-mi in particular, the beloved author of popular children’s book “The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly,” as Market Focus Author of the Day. Her fairy tale embraces numerous messages: dreams, courage, love, parenthood and sacrifice. It has enjoyed a huge readership and is sold in more than 22 countries, including Poland, Thailand, Indonesia and France.
Marking its 43rd year, the LBF serves as a global marketplace for rights negotiations, sales and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. The world’s biggest book-themed event, it attracts readers and those in the publishing industry from all around the world every spring. This year, the Korean book market has been selected as the Market Focus of the Year.
“The 2014 London Book Fair is a global platform for active exchanges between different cultures and books,” said Kim Seong-kon, president of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. This, he hopes, will be a good stepping stone to promote the translation and publication of Korean literature in other countries, as well as in the English-speaking world.
The ten authors will be part of a series of exchanges and literary events that will take place during the fair in four major cities across Britain. They will also have the chance to talk to the 35-member LBF panel, consisting of British writers, translators and editors, about diverse subjects relating to literature: literary imagination, the transformation of Korean society, the role of family members in Korean literature, and the influence of digital innovation on Korean literature.
The group will meet the public across the U.K. at the British Library in London, at a library in Edinburgh and at the Cambridge Literary Festival.
“We live in a world where the publishing industry has a huge influence on the diverse content we come across. I really look forward to what kind of content this year’s writers will bring to London,” said Amy Webster, international key accounts manager at the LBF.
Programs designed for the Market Focus of the Year will provide international publishers, readers and professionals with a better understanding of Korean publishing and its market, she said. “We will spare no effort to support Korea so that it will keep growing in one of the world’s most competitive industries.”
By Sohn JiAe
Korea.net Staff Writer
jiae5853@korea.kr
The Literature Translation Institute of Korea and the British Council have chosen ten writers to jointly promote at the London fair, set to be held from April 8 to 10. The lucky novelists include Lee Moon-yeol, Lee Seung-u, Shin Kyung-sook, Kim In-sook, Kim Young-ha and Han Kang, as well as poet Kim Hye-soon, children’s author Hwang Sun-mi and cartoonist Yoon Tae-ho.
The official logo of the 2014 London Book Fair (Photo courtesy of the LBF official website)
Marking its 43rd year, the LBF serves as a global marketplace for rights negotiations, sales and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. The world’s biggest book-themed event, it attracts readers and those in the publishing industry from all around the world every spring. This year, the Korean book market has been selected as the Market Focus of the Year.
“The 2014 London Book Fair is a global platform for active exchanges between different cultures and books,” said Kim Seong-kon, president of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. This, he hopes, will be a good stepping stone to promote the translation and publication of Korean literature in other countries, as well as in the English-speaking world.
A captured image from the LBF official website shows the announcement of Korea as the 2014 Market Focus of the Year and shows Hwang Sun-mi as the Market Focus Author of the Day.
The ten authors will be part of a series of exchanges and literary events that will take place during the fair in four major cities across Britain. They will also have the chance to talk to the 35-member LBF panel, consisting of British writers, translators and editors, about diverse subjects relating to literature: literary imagination, the transformation of Korean society, the role of family members in Korean literature, and the influence of digital innovation on Korean literature.
The group will meet the public across the U.K. at the British Library in London, at a library in Edinburgh and at the Cambridge Literary Festival.
“We live in a world where the publishing industry has a huge influence on the diverse content we come across. I really look forward to what kind of content this year’s writers will bring to London,” said Amy Webster, international key accounts manager at the LBF.
Programs designed for the Market Focus of the Year will provide international publishers, readers and professionals with a better understanding of Korean publishing and its market, she said. “We will spare no effort to support Korea so that it will keep growing in one of the world’s most competitive industries.”
By Sohn JiAe
Korea.net Staff Writer
jiae5853@korea.kr
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