The Korea Times' 56th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards entries continue to mirror the booming interest in Korean ...

Recent years have been good to Korean literature in translation. In 2011, Shin Kyung-sook’s “Please Look After Mom” was the first Korean novel that could be described as a “hit.” In 2013, Dalkey ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 15, 2013) -- Joint exercises across the globe require U.S. Soldiers to communicate with armed forces who speak different languages. U.S. Army researchers are ...

“The Story of Hong Gildong,” a Korean folktale that has been compared to Robin Hood for the parallels between the main characters, is one of the most prominent works of Korean literature. The latest ...

The 56th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards is now open for entries. Translators from around the world are invited to submit English editions of contemporary Korean literature before the end ...

The Korea Times is delighted to announce the winners of its 56th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards. As one of the ...