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Korean Literature in the Global Age -- A Conversation with Yi Mun-Yol --
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  • Date2013-03-05
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The Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) is sponsoring major novelist Yi Mun-Yol’s visit to the U.S. (March 8th -11th). Yi Mun-Yol will attend an academic symposium at the Sejong Cultural Society, where he will have a chance to interact with his readers in the U.S.

Theodore Hughes (Professor of Korean literature, Columbia University) and John O’Brien (Senior editor, Dalkey Archive Press) will speak at the Korean Literature in the Global Age Symposium on Friday March 8th, and Yi Mun-Yol will be a panelist. Yi Mun-Yol’s Literature Concert is scheduled to be held the following day (Saturday March 9th), which is open to the general public. Yi will speak about the current state of Korean culture and literature.

Yi Mun-Yol’s novella Our Twisted Hero (Hyperion, 2001) has been selected as the set text for the 2013 Korean Literature Essay Competition, held by LTI Korea and the Sejong Cultural Society. Many high school English teachers have included Our Twisted Hero in their classes. This year nearly 1,000 contestants have entered the competition in the U.S. and Canada, demonstrating high interest in Korean literature. The winning essay will be published in Harvard University’s Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature & Culture.

Yi Mun-Yol’s The Poet (Harvill, 1955) and The Song Of Songs: The Dim Shadow Of A Bygone Love were translated into English with support from LTI Korea. Our Twisted Hero will be republished in The Library of Korea by Dalkey Archive Press.

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