"While humankind has collectively increased its material powers a thousand fold, it has not advanced very far in terms of improving the cont

Kim Sun Min   2019-03-24

Everyone knows they should not judge others quickly, based only on their appearances or general first impressions, as humans are complex bei

Kim Sehee   2018-12-03

“Climbing a tree takes you closer to heaven,” said the mother to Gabi who enjoyed being in the forest as a Mayan. However, society did not l

Kim Yeojeong   2018-11-05

Come and meet Enzo, Enzo the dog whose voice narrates the tale told in The Art of Racing in the Rain. After being introduced to readers arou

Kim Yeojeong   2018-10-03

“Gu-wol is a female servant of Kim Tae-gil from Yeoju ¼ Before long, when Kim came to Seoul, Gu-wol waited at a narrow street with ot

Choi Ye Ho   2018-09-21

Bu Bu Jing Xin by Tong Hua is known to many Koreans as the novel that inspired the famous Korean TV series Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (

Kim Sehee   2018-05-08

In Take It as a Compliment (2015), a series of 20 traumatic experiences related to sexual violence are illustrated with Maria Stoian’s artwo

Cho Eun Byul   2018-05-06

In Take It as a Compliment (2015), a series of 20 traumatic experiences related to sexual violence are illustrated with Maria Stoian’s artwo

Cho Eun Byul   2018-05-05

Trump’s success in becoming the president has bothered more than a handful of people. Consequently, it seems that people seriously considere

Kim Min Young   2018-03-04

Love—a dozen fragrant red roses, dazzling diamond rings, and cliché happily-ever-afters. The idea of love, as defined by the ma

Park Jaeeun   2017-12-06

As Sophocles wrote, “Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.” Ever since childhood, people are encourage

Lee Hyun Ji   2017-11-05

"I don’t think you know what you are up against.” So she has been warned. Regardless, Vee, the main character of the young adult fiction boo

Park Jaeeun   2017-10-05

Written by Hubert Boulard and illustrated by Kerascoet, Beaute (2011) is a book of beauty. Along with the elaborate illustrations, the book

Cho Eun Byul   2017-09-03

In an age where confidence is praised and the right of the individual is rightly prized, it is easy to forget that the ego is a fragile thin

Sohn Sumin   2017-06-01

“One must educate oneself,” Marjane Satrapi said in her book The Persepolis (2000). As an enthusiastic reader herself, Marjane tries to shar

Baeg Hawon   2017-05-01

To learn about the past, one can look into different kinds of information sources. There are news reports, documentaries, books, and more. H

Kim Ji Won   2017-04-04

Timur Vermes’ novel Look Who’s Back (2012) begins with Adolf Hitler waking up to find himself in modern Germany with no knowledge of anythin

Choi Hyunbin   2017-03-05

When the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature was announced, people were swayed with surprise. It is the first time that a singer-s

Kim Ji Won   2016-12-04

Authors pick up their pens for various reasons. In the case of The Black Flower (2013), author Kim Young Ha attempts to shed light on a hist

Kim Ji Won   2016-10-27

“Living fire begets cold, impotent ash. He [Okonkwo] sighed again, deeply,” writes Chinua Achebe in his novel Things Fall Apart . Okonkwo, o

Kim DaHyun   2016-09-30