K-Book Talk Series

A Literary Gathering

K-Book Talk Series: Meet Korean Literature Online Even during this ongoing and difficult pandemic you can enjoy Korean literature events. The K-Book Talk Series was designed to invite international readers to meet best-selling Korean authors online.
From July to November, these events will celebrate the release of work by 9 authors which are appearing in translation in seven countries – the US, Canada, France, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Readers might already be familiar with some of the work as they have been adapted into other forms of popular media, such as movies, dramas, and graphic novels, which have been loved by many people around the world. We invite you into the fascinating world of these Korean authors and hope you enjoy them engage in lively discussion with a wide range of international and influential guests, such as novelists and talk show hosts

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※ Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

Date	Local Time	Country	Title
July	30(Fri.), 14:00(Taipei)	Taiwan	Tunnel / So Jae-Won
August	To be determined	China	Almond: A Novel / Sohn Won-Pyung
	To be determined	USA	My Brilliant Life / Kim Ae-Ran
September	To be determined	USA	Tower /Bae Myung-Hoon Genesis / Jeon Sam-Hye
	30(Thur.),12시(Paris)	France	Every Secret Has a Name / Seo Mi-Ae
November	3(Wed.), 4시(Hanoi)	Vietnam	Fifty people / Chung Se-Rang
	To be determined	Japan	You Can Have My Voice / Chung Se-Rang
	To be determined	Canada	Grass Waiting / Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

A Literary Gathering : Online Publishers Roundtable

Hosted by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea), an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports of South Korea, the Online Publishers Roundtable is a program for publishers, literary agents, and journalists specializing in literature worldwide.

한국문화번역원은 한국과 해외 각국의 문학계 인사간 교류 기회를 제공하기 위해 문학 전문 출판인, 문학 에이전트 및 관계자를 초청하는 문학인사 라운드테이블을 개최합니다.

Online Exchange Program
for Publishers 2020 Highlight

About the Online Publishers Roundtable

The Online Publishers Roundtable consists of online introductions between publishers and virtual meetings between international and Korean participants.
Participants of the Roundtable can share their expertise and interest and learn about the publishing market in Korea. Successful applicants to this program will have the rare opportunity to experience and interact with the Korean literary scene, at home, at their convenience.

문학인사 라운드테이블은 한국과 해외 각국의 문학 인사간의 온라인 소개와 대담으로 구성되는 행사입니다.
비대면 시대에 세계 각국의 문학 전문가에게 한국문학 작품을 제안하고 문학계 및 출판계 동향을 공유할 수 있는 문학인사
라운드테이블에 국내 출판사, 문학 에이전시, 문예지 관계자 분들의 많은 참여 부탁드립니다.