An expanded global presence ― this may best describe Korea s culture and art scene in 2022, as a wider sphere of cultural fields has been in the international spotlight. These achievements were embodied in the many firsts and accolades bestowed at internationally acclaimed cultural festivals, including Korea s and Asia s first win at the Emmy Awards with “Squid Game,” a Korean actor s first Cannes prize, dozens of awards in literature and classical music, the opening of a renowned art fair and new waves in K-pop and K-dramas.
Swedish embassy celebrates 75th anniversary of Pippi Longstocking
Posted : 2021-04-02 09:12
Updated : 2021-04-02 09:12
Namyangju Mayor Cho Kwang-han, left, picture book artist Baek Hee-na, second from left, and Swedish ambassador to Korea Jakob Hallgren, right, participate in the SwedenTalk program during the opening ceremony of the Congrats, Pippi! & Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) exhibition at the Jeong Yak-yong Library in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, March 26. Courtesy of Namyangju City
By Kwon Mee-yoo
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Astrid Lindgren s red-haired character Pippi Longstocking. To celebrate the occasion, an exhibition titled Congrats, Pippi! & Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is being held at the Jeong Yak-yong Library in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.
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Kim Young-ha s Diary of a Murderer wins German literary award
Posted : 2020-12-30 16:28
By Park Han-sol
Best-selling author Kim Young-ha s novel Diary of a Murderer won the German Prize for Crime Fiction, Monday, local time.
The crime thriller was translated into German earlier this year through sponsorship of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea).
The German Prize for Crime Fiction, or the Deutscher Krimi Preis, is the country s longest-running and most prestigious prize for the genre, awarded by the Bochum Crime Archive since 1985.
Every year, a jury of literary scholars, crime thriller critics and booksellers selects three winners each for the national and international categories based on content and literary skills. Winners are announced online with no public award ceremony.