Colin Marshall talks with two of South Korea's best-known novelists, Bae Suah and Cheon Myeong-kwan, as they visit Los Angeles on a trip with the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. Bae's 'Nowhere to Be Found' and Cheon's 'Modern Family' have both recently appeared in English translations. Colin also speaks with Institute president Kim Seong-kon, who gives us an introduction to these writers and places their themes in the context of modern Korean literature.

South Korean Novelists Bae Suah and Cheon Myeong-kwan

_list: Books from Korea, a quarterly literary magazine, introduces Korean literature and authors to overseas readers.
_list: Books from Korea offers readers in-depth articles on Korean literature, helping them expand their view on Korean authors and their works. 

Korean writer, Kim Nam Jo`s Life

The LTI Korea Library is the archive and specialized library that introduce Korean literature to overseas. It promote both Korean literature and culture worldwide by providing the materials that introduce Korean writers, overseas press release, references for translation and translated books on Korean culture, art, humanities and social science with focus on Korean literature translated in 39 languages.

Korean writer, Kim Nam Jo`s Life

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