Written by South Korean author Han Kang and translated by British writer Deborah Smith, “The Vegetarian” masterfully explores the lure of volatile human desire by challenging South Korean ...

Acclaimed South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon has been named the winner of the 2025 International Prize for Literature for her ...

It followed “Parasite,” which in 2020 was the first foreign-language film to win an Oscar for best picture, and Han Kang, who won last year’s Nobel Prize in Literature.

When Gim Ji-min arrived at the Seoul International Book Fair 2025 in June, she thought the buzz on social media was ...

South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon has won Germany's prestigious International Literature Award for her poetry collection, ...

To many Koreans, writer Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win last year was more than a personal triumph for the author. It was a long-overdue international recognition of the brilliance of Korean ...

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 Chicago Review of Books compares the collection favourably to Peters' debut, describing the stories as "seductive, dazzling, and history-making once again". The Guardian is similarly effusive: ...

June saw the loss of several influential figures in music, sports, and beyond. Brian Wilson was the creative force behind The Beach Boys and passed away at 82. His work turned the band into an icon ...

From soaring household debt to entrenched labor dualism, inequality – not innovation – has become the defining feature of ...

Paul Shin, whose decadeslong career in journalism, including nearly 20 years with The Associated Press, placed him at the ...

President Trump has been nominated again for the Nobel Peace Prize, but that’s only one small step in the secretive process.