Jang Ryu-jin, Sean Lin Halbert to discuss literary translation in upcoming Korea Times book talk

The Korea Times is inviting writers, literary translators and book lovers to a book talk featuring writer Jang Ryu-jin, author of "To the Moon," and translator Sean Lin Halbert on Nov. 4 in Seoul. The event, titled "To the Moon: Korean Literature Meets the World," will take place as part of the 56th Modern Korean Literature Translation Award ceremony. Jang’s latest book, "To the Moon," translated into English by Halbert, was published earlier this year in English-speaking countries. The novel has also been translated into Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Turkish, Spanish and German. During the talk, Jang and Halbert will discuss the book, the future of Korean literature and the importance of translation and translators. Literary critic In A-young will moderate the conversation. As one of the longest-running literary translation awards in Korea, the Modern Korean Literature Translation Award has discovered and nurtured talented translators for more than half a century. Halbert began his career in literary translation after winning the award in 2018. His other translated works include "The CabiWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times