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Korea Herald
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Korean bestseller on single life lands six-figure English rights deal
Seen Aromi, YouTuber and author of the Korean bestseller "So What If I Love My Single Life?," has a publishing rights deal with Penguin Publishing Group. "We are so proud to announce that Sharika Teelwah, editor at Transworld, part of the Penguin Publishing Group, in UK pre-empted World English rights for six figures to Seen Aromi's bestselling Korean book," Seen's New York-based literary agent Barbara J. Zitwer said in a statement. Originally published in 2024 by the Korean publisher Bookrum, the book quickly became a bestseller in Korea. In it, Seen reflects on her choice to live alone and the freedom and fulfillment she has found in an independent life. Zitwer said she first discovered the book through Seen's interview article in The Korea Herald and was 'immediately captivated by Seen Aromi's voice and energy.' 'I had no doubt and moved quickly to sign her,' she said. Zitwer is known for her role in bringing Korean literature to international audiences. She represented Han Kang's "The Vegetarian," which won the International Booker Prize in 2016. Meanwhile, the agent added that there's already strong interest in a film adaptation of Seen's book. UK-based The Artists Agency is handling film rights. The agent has previously sold screen rights for several prominent Korean works, including "The Good Son" and "Perfect Happiness" by Jeong You-jeong and "Walking Practice" by Min Dolki.
India.com
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Weird, Wacky & Unforgettable: 7 Weirdest Books I've Read—And Why You'll Love Them Too
photoDetails english 2928587 Weird, Wacky & Unforgettable: 7 Weirdest Books I've Read—And Why You'll Love Them Too, this takes you on a journey through some of the strangest and most unexpected reads out there. These 7 unique books defy genres, challenge norms, and leave a lasting impression with their odd plots, eccentric characters, and mind-bending storytelling. These are perfect for curious readers seeking something different. This list of 7 books celebrates the beauty of the bizarre and shows why these unconventional reads are worth adding to your bookshelf. Updated:Jul 08, 2025, 02:27 PM IST House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski 1 / 7 House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski This book isn't just a story; it's an experience. The plot follows a family discovering that their house is mysteriously larger inside than outside. But the story is told through bizarre footnotes, overlapping narratives, and text that twists, flips, or spirals across the pages. It's unsettling, haunting, and unique. You don't just read it, you decode it. The Vegetarian by Han Kang 2 / 7 The Vegetarian by Han Kang It begins with a woman's decision to stop eating meat after a disturbing dream, but it quickly spirals into obsession, alienation, and surreal imagery about plants and human bodies. It's eerie, dark, and very metaphorical. It explores themes of control, freedom, and madness in a short yet powerful read. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami 3 / 7 Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami It features talking cats, mysterious disappearances, raining fish, and bizarre prophecies. Reality and dreams blur completely in this coming-of-age fantasy. Murakami's poetic writing and surreal world make this weird ride oddly comforting. Night Film by Marisha Pessl 4 / 7 Night Film by Marisha Pessl This creepy thriller revolves around the mysterious death of the daughter of a reclusive horror filmmaker. The book mixes regular narrative with photos, news clippings, and web pages, creating an unsettling, interactive vibe. It's like falling into a dark rabbit hole, perfect for fans of eerie mysteries and metafiction. Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 5 / 7 Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Part of the Southern Reach Trilogy, it explores a mysterious, ever-shifting area called 'Area X.' The story is filled with bizarre creatures, hallucinations, and cosmic horror. It's a short but deeply unsettling exploration of nature, identity, and the unknown. The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien 6 / 7 The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien This surreal Irish novel blends murder mystery, philosophy, and absurd humor. It features a world where bicycles merge with humans, time loops, and lots of existential confusion. It's mind-bending, hilarious, and unlike anything else you'll read. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 7 / 7 Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders The novel takes place in a graveyard, where the spirit of Abraham Lincoln's deceased son interacts with a bizarre cast of ghosts, all trapped between life and death. It's emotional, experimental, and strangely beautiful—a weird mix of history and ghost story.
The Guardian
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Han Kang Nobel prize lecture book sells 10,000 copies in first day online in South Korea
A book featuring Han Kang's Nobel prize lecture sold 10,000 copies in its first day on sale online. Light and Thread, which takes its title from Han's December lecture, is her first book to be published in South Korea since she was announced as the winner of the Nobel prize in literature last October. Booksellers and publishing sources told Korea JoongAng Daily that approximately 10,000 copies of the book were sold in 24 hours via the retailers Kyobo Book Centre, Yes24 and Aladin, which together make up nearly 90% of the Korean online book market. Light and Thread was available to order online from Wednesday, and went on sale in bookshops on Thursday. The 172-page book comprises 12 pieces, beginning with the Nobel lecture, in which the author of novels including The Vegetarian and Human Acts discussed her writing process and the questions that drive her work. 'Each time I work on a novel, I endure the questions, I live inside them,' she said, according to an English translation of the talk by e yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris. 'When I reach the end of these questions – which is not the same as when I find answers to them – is when I reach the end of the writing process.' Sign up to Bookmarks Discover new books and learn more about your favourite authors with our expert reviews, interviews and news stories. Literary delights delivered direct to you after newsletter promotion The book also contains Han's banquet speech and a message accompanying a teacup that she donated to the Nobel museum, according to the Korea Herald. She had drunk from the teacup while writing We Do Not Part, her most recent novel, which was published in an English translation by yaewon and Morris in the UK earlier this year. Along with the Nobel materials, Light and Thread also features five poems, which originally appeared between 2013 and 2014 in the Korean literary magazines Littor and Literature and Society – the latter of which was home to a series of poems marking Han's literary debut in 1993. The book also features unpublished essays. One, titled North-Facing Garden, is about Han's experience tending to a garden that did not receive direct sunlight, and using a mirror to reflect light into the space. Some 73.3% of those who bought Han's latest book were women, according to the online bookstore Yes24, while for Aladin 47.1% of buyers were women in their 30s and 40s, reported Korea JoongAng Daily. After Han was announced as the Nobel winner last year, customers queued outside bookshops to get their hands on copies of her works, and online stores crashed. A version of Light and Thread will be published in English. A publication date and its exact content are yet to be announced.
The Spinoff
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Spinoff
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 25
The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books' stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1 Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Fourth Estate, $35) Fictionalised true crime for foodies. 2 Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, $30) Unity Wellington bookseller Eden Denyer says 'Believe the hype on this one, it really is that good. Even though you ultimately know how it will end (not well), you can't help rooting for these brilliant characters to topple the odds.' Read more of Eden's review on The Spinoff, here. 3 When The Going Was Good by Graydon Carter (Moa Press, $38) A former editor of Vanity Fair reminisces about the time when print was most certainly not dead. 4 See How They Fall by Rachel Paris (Moa Press, $38) Compulsive homegrown crime about a stupidly wealthy Sydney family and their violent tendencies. Read an interview with the author on The Spinoff, here. In which Sarah Wynn-Williams goes from shark attack survivor to Meta whistleblower. BookTok has propelled Dostoevsky's 1848 novella to bestsellers heights the world over! The book that cemented Becky Manawatu as one of the great novelists of our time. Poet Ben Brown reviewed Auē for The Spinoff way back in 2020. 8 Kia Mau: Resisting Colonial Fictions by Tina Ngata (Kia Mau Campaign, $15) Welcome back to this brilliant book about of essays in which Ngata is highly critical of the decision by the NZ government to commit funding and resource to the TUIA250 Commemorations of James Cook's voyages to New Zealand and the Pacific. 9 The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House, $32) Just like, let them? 10 Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Fourth Estate, $38) Four interweaving stories about the lives of women. (PSA: Adichie's virtual event at Auckland Writers Festival has sold out!) WELLINGTON 1 Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, $30) 2 Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn-Williams (Pan UK, $40) 3 There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (Penguin, $37) Novelist and activist Elif Shafak's latest, moving novel about how the waters unite us across place and time. 4 Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Fourth Estate, $38) 5 The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Portobello Books, $28) Since Kang won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2024 her novels have been selling in huge numbers. The Vegetarian is her most well known and for good reason: it is painful and painfully beautiful. 6 Long Island by Colm Tóibín (Picador, $38) The sequel to Brooklyn. 7 Star Gazers by Duncan Sarkies (Te Herenga Waka University Press, $38) The propulsive novel about the collapse of democracy among a society of alpaca breeders: you'll find greed, you'll find media hi-jinks, you'll find goodies and baddies and you'll find furry, innocent animals and what they can teach us about living a good life. 8 The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House, $32) 9 Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (Profile Books, $49) Pricey but sounds like a dose of what we all might need around about now. Here's a snip from the publisher's blurb: 'In this once-in-a-generation intervention, they unpick the barriers to progress and show how we can, and must, shift the political agenda to one that not only protects and preserves, but also builds. From healthcare to housing, infrastructure to innovation, they lay out a path to a future defined not by fear, but by abundance.' A magnificent collection of short stories from an exceptional writer: each one is smart, funny and surprising. Read about how Michelle discovered the surplus women at the heart of her book in a wonderful essay published right here on The Spinoff.
See - Sada Elbalad
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Korean Cultural Center Celebrates Korean Literature on World Book Day
Yara Sameh Coinciding with the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day, the Korean Cultural Center in Cairo (KCC) organized Wednesday an event titled 'Korean Literature Evening' at the Pyramisa Suites Hotel in Dokki. The event drew a large audience of all ages and aimed to explore the aesthetics of Korean literature, the role of translation in conveying it to various cultures around the world, and issues preoccupying the literary scene in South Korea. The celebration underscored that literature will remain a bridge connecting people across time, space, and cultures, and that Korean literature, both classical and contemporary, offers profound insights into the Korean spirit, values, and experiences, touching on many common human issues. The event featured the participation of Dr. Mahmoud Abd Elghaffar, Professor of Comparative Literature at the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, and translator of the novel 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang, the winner of last year's Nobel Prize in Literature. In his speech, Abd Elghaffar underscored 'The Seduction of Narratives Distorts the Ugliness of Reality: A Reading of Han Kang's 'The Vegetarian' and Suhair Al-Masadafa's 'Miss Egypt.' The evening also saw the participation of the acclaimed novelist Baek Min Suk, one of South Korea's most prominent contemporary writers who has a rich literary career, having authored six short story collections and ten novels. In his remarks, the novelist addressed art and literature in South Korea during the 1990s, as well as the stages of development of Korean novel writing. At the end of the event, an open discussion was held with the audience, where Dr. Abdel Ghaffar and Baek answered all participants' questions. The KCC also presented the participants with a number of Korean books and novels translated into Arabic. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
