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Posted : 2021-08-04 13:43
New York-based literary agent Barbara Zitwer / Courtesy of Barbara Zitwer
New York-based literary agent recently inked a flurry of deals with big Western publishers to release Korean novels globally
By Kang Hyun-kyung
Exporting Korean novels is a delicate and time-consuming job that requires network with big Western publishers as well as a significant level of knowhow in pitching translated books to them. Adding to the complexity, several different groups of people become heavily involved in the pre-publication process before the translated books eventually go on sale in local bookstores.
Literary translators are the first batch of specialists taking part in the pre-publication process. Unlike other translators who convert Korean into foreign languages verbatim, literary translators are given some room to modify original texts to help readers of target languages easily understand the context of the novel.
Will Korea Golf Association hold tournament in North Korea?
Posted : 2021-01-29 12:31
Updated : 2021-01-31 18:18
Korea Golf Association President Lee Jung-myung speaks during his inauguration ceremony at a hotel in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap
By Do Je-hae
Korea Golf Association President Lee Jung-myung has announced that he will seek to host an international tournament at a golf course on Mount Geumgang in North Korea, during a recent general assembly of the association.
Lee, who was appointed as the new chief of the association on Jan. 26, said that he was working to assess the viability of holding the International Golf Federation s (IGF) World Amateur Team Championships at the Ananti Golf Club ― a golf course his company owns on the scenic mountain in the North ― in 2025. The head of Emerson Pacific Group, which operates several golf courses including the Ananti Golf Club on Mount Geumgang, also said that he is talking with the Ministry of Unification about his idea.