More contemporary Korean books are being translated into Chinese as novels deal with social issues that chime with fiction fans in China. The popularity of K-dramas and K-pop also has an influence.
HONG KONG — To gauge the popularity of contemporary Korean literature in China today, one needs not look past Kim Cho-yeop’s If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light (2019).
A nearly 100-year-old book about China s silk embroidery is being published as a new version with annotations from renowned Chinese scholar Shen Congwen thanks to collaboration between Beijing Yanshan Press and the Beijing United Publishing Company.
After getting all her ingredients ready in a pot, 82-year-old Yang Benfen normally chooses to sit on a stool to write while waiting for the soup to cook. She spends most of her time writing in the kitchen. Despite being a complete rookie when it comes to writing, she has managed to publish her first novel, Qiuyuan, to commemorate her mother s difficult but resilient life.