Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum, translated by Shanna Tan The novel is a slow but moving story reflecting life and its philosophies. It centres around a 30-year-old woman named Yeongju. She has a good career and a … Continue reading Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop [Book review]
The Korean Cultural Centre in the UK have been hosting monthly book clubs since 2014. There are only 15 spaces and each month you put your name into a lucky draw to be picked at random. Due to the increase … Continue reading Getting picked for book club [Cartoon]
What better way to celebrate a night of gore ( 31st October – Halloween) then to spend the evening exploring a book delving into the mind of a psychopathic killer. I was given the honour by the Korean Cultural Centre … Continue reading Youjeong Jeong in Conversation at Foyles, UK.
Yesterday [October 13th] saw the start of the Korean culture month on display at Foyles’ flagship store at Charing Cross. Walking up to the fourth floor where you have the language section, you can see the display of books centred … Continue reading Korean Culture month at Foyles Charing Cross
Partipants of the Korean Literature Night discussing Beauty Looks Down On Me by Heekyung Eun moderated by Han EJ Karmy Korean author names represented as first name followed by family name Continue reading 2018 Korean Literature Night List @ KCCUK
