(top: left to right: Separations at Asia House with Kyung-Sook Shin, Qaisra Shahraz, and Krys Lee chaired by Yasmeen Khan; Sun-Mi Hwang and DiMi at Earls Court) (bottom: left to right: Closing ceremony, handover to Mexican Delegation at Earls Court, Kyung-Sook Shin & DiMi at Asia House) Continue reading Day Three: London Book Fair Korea Market Focus in Pictures
The London Book Fair announces Sun-Mi Hwang as Market Focus Author of the Day. As author of the day, Sun-Mi was presented with a personalized fountain pen from Montegrappe (Italian pen manufacturer) with her name on it. She was so taken aback and so touched as you can see from these photos below. As the box was being unwrapped in front of her, she admired the design on the box and said it was beautiful. She wiped away the tears in her eyes. It was such a touching and humbling sight to behold. They also gave her another pen with … Continue reading Day Two: London Book Fair Korea Market Focus in Pictures
(top: left to right: Tae-Ho Yoon, Kyung-Sook Shin & DiMi) (bottom: left to right: Young-Ha Kim, Eun-Yun Kim & Sue Yang & Won-keun Baek) Continue reading Day One: London Book Fair Korea Market Focus in Pictures
South Korean Literature at the London Book Fair A snippet, overview of Korean Literature taking place at the book fair from Radio 4, featuring Deborah Smith(translator) , Dr Grace Koh(lecturer in Korean Literature) Kim Young-Ha(author), Kyung-Sook Shin(author) (Fast forward to 22:03 minutes) Continue reading On Radio 4 Tonight (London Book Fair) (Listen here)
Diya on Korea 