LIFE&STYLE
An improbable woman of mystery
Stella Bain By Anita Shreve (Little, Brown) There’s no doubt that public education has neglected World War I, with history teachers squeezing in a few lectures before launching into succeeding con...
Dec 12, 2013
Suggestions for the readers on your gift list
(from left) “LuxeFashion: A Tribute to the World’s most Enduring Labels” by Caroline Cox (Running Press) targets fashion and luxury readers., “Roy G. Biv: An Exceedingly Surprising Book about Color” ...
The Lincoln Lawyer rides again
Author Michael Connelly. (MCT) “The gods of guilt” is more than a phrase that attorney Mickey Haller ― best known as the Lincoln Lawyer ― likes to use when referring to a jury’s verdict. It refers t...
La Scala takes another step in artistic transition
MILAN (AP) ― The Milanese opera house La Scala took another step in its artistic and managerial transition on Tuesday by confirming that Riccardo Chailly will be its new musical director, replacing D...
Dec 11, 2013
Book reconnects Buenos Aires slum residents to their city
Shantytown By Cesar Aira (New Directions) The Argentine writer Cesar Aira is a master of dark and forgotten places. Like his late countryman Jorge Luis Borges, he writes narratives that feel like ...
Dec 5, 2013
Academia blends with police work in ‘Crooked Numbers’
Crooked Numbers By Tim O’Mara (Minotaur) Tim O’Mara gives the academic mystery ― too long mired in the machinations of university politics ― a fresh view by imbuing it with elements of the police ...
Lewis writes a graphic memoir of civil rights
U.S. Congressman and Civil Rights Leader John Lewis (right), shakes hands with a spectator before he was honored with the dedication of “Hero,” a mural honoring Lewis, on the west side of the Renaiss...
Amy Tan explores world of courtesans in China
In Amy Tan’s newest novel, she returns to familiar ground: the relationships between mothers and daughters amid moral ambiguity. But in “The Valley of Amazement,” Tan proves there are plenty of surp...
Murder, jealousy and lust
The Korea Herald, LTI Korea jointly publish book series of classic Korean literature
Dec 2, 2013
‘Understanding of classic literature required to understand contemporary literature’
LTI Korea director Kim Seong-kon speaks about the institution’s current and future projects
Meet the translators
(from left) Ally Hwang, Kim Jung-eun (LTI Korea), Kevin O’Rourke (Kyunghee University) Three translators worked on the Korean Classic Stories, a five-volume series consisting of Korean classic liter...
Series introduces ‘all walks of life’ of Joseon period
Korea University professor emeritus Kim Hung-gyu poses during an interview with The Korea Herald in Seoul on Nov. 26. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald) When professor emeritus Kim Hung-gyu was asked ...
3 unpublished Salinger stories appear online
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Three unpublished stories by J.D. Salinger have appeared online. Scanned versions of “The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls,” “Paula” and “Birthday Boy” were uploaded to a file-sharing ...
Dec 1, 2013
Korean-Chinese wins top literary translation prize
The winners of the 12th Korean Literature Translation Award pose for a photo at the awards ceremony in central Seoul, Monday. From right: Miriam Lowensteinova, Song Byeong-sun, Kim Hak-cheol, LTI Kor...
Nov 28, 2013
Mike Tyson merciless with himself as he seeks redemption
Ex-boxing champ Mike Tyson in 2005 (MCT) Back in Mike Tyson’s heyday, it was a badge of honor for many boxers to simply survive past the first round in the same ring as Tyson, the self-described “an...