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Kim Seong-kon English literature professor Kim Seong-kon, who is also director of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, has been elected president of the University at Buffalo, the State Un...
Updated : 2013.02.05 20:04
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VIENNA (AFP) ― Vienna’s Leopold Museum said Friday that visitors are welcome to strip off at a special nudist night later this month and admire its popular “Nude Men” exhibition as nature intended. ...
Updated : 2013.02.03 19:52
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ANGOULEME, France (AFP) ―Japanese manga legend Leiji Matsumoto celebrated 60 years in the business at France’s international cartoon festival, and confessed that the experience left him feeling like ...
Updated : 2013.02.03 19:52
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Nearly five months after he almost died in a plane crash on San Juan Island, author Richard Bach has returned to what he knows best ― the inspirational tale of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. The 76-y...
Updated : 2013.01.31 20:02
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The Laughterhouse By Paul Cleave (Atria) “The Laughterhouse,” the sixth novel by New Zealand crime writer Paul Cleave, offers a disgraced cop at economic loose ends, a multiple murderer who disp...
Updated : 2013.01.31 19:59
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Suspect By Robert Crais (Putnam Adult) Taking a break from his perennial characters of Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, Robert Crais delivers a poignant, thrilling story about recovery, trust and how bond...
Updated : 2013.01.31 19:58
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The fifth installment of a book series consisting of Western and Asian classics was released on Friday, at a low price to make the texts accessible to the less fortunate. Published by nonprofit corp...
Updated : 2013.01.28 19:38
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The Literature Translation Institute of Korea on Friday received the Order of Culture Merit from the Czech Republic for its contribution to cultural exchanges between the two countries. The medal wa...
Updated : 2013.01.27 19:07
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The inside view of Cafe Comma, run by the major publishing house Munhakdongne Publishing Group. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald) Cafes have been a favorite place for many writers and artists. Some o...
Updated : 2013.01.25 20:18
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Brad Meltzer’s thrillers gravitate to best sellers’ lists. His contemporary novels, which include “The Inner Circle” and “The Book of Lies,” are steeped in historical facts. But wait, there’s...
Updated : 2013.01.24 20:17
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Kinsey and Me By Sue Grafton (Marian Wood/Putnam) Sue Grafton’s new collection of short stories, “Kinsey and Me,” is a mixed bag of material. There are gems inside that fans of Grafton’s “al...
Updated : 2013.01.24 20:16
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The Third Bullet By Stephen Hunter (Simon & Schuster) Someone should have asked a sniper. That’s what Stephen Hunter ― a best-selling novelist who created Bob Lee Swagger, the best shooter ther...
Updated : 2013.01.24 20:16
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Just like the way we talk and act, how we dress tells a lot about us. It reflects our personal history, status, taste and desire. “We must put up with our clothes as they are ― they have their rea...
Updated : 2013.01.24 20:15
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A state think tank in South Korea said Thursday it has recently published an Arabic language edition of its English book on Korean culture to help enhance the Arabic world’s understanding of Korea. ...
Updated : 2013.01.24 20:10
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Adam Mansbach’s new book “Rage is Back.” (MCT) Adam Mansbach is a novelist best known for a parody. But don’t think that he bears any ill will toward “Go the F**k to Sleep,” his hilarious, bes...
Updated : 2013.01.17 19:52
