The Power of Reading Aloud by Hangang and Jang Gangmyeong... Literature Week to be Held from the 7th

From the 7th to the 11th at Seoul Marronnier Park and Public Ground
Over 130 Korean literature writers, critics, and artists participating

Literature Week 2022 Poster Photo by Korea Arts & Culture Education Service

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Korea Arts & Culture Education Service announced on the 1st that from the 7th to the 11th, 'Literature Week 2022 - Dul, Sai' will be held at Marronnier Park and Public Ground in Jongno-gu, Seoul, as well as various locations nationwide.

Now in its 7th year, the 'Literature Week' event is themed around 'Dul, Sai' (Two, Between) and is designed as an opportunity to understand numerous relationships and spaces through literature and to rediscover one another. Over 130 literary figures and artists will participate in 48 programs.

The opening talk on the 7th will feature poet Oh Eun and author Jeong Jia of 'Father's Liberation Diary,' who will explore the changing relationships and spaces between a 'former partisan' father and those around him. Following the familiar yet unfamiliar father, the session reflects on the twists and turns of modern history and the fragile yet strong life lived during those times.

On the same day, writer Han Kang and pianist Lee Haetbit will present a reading drama titled 'White Light: The Meeting of the Novel "White" and Improvised Piano,' featuring Han Kang's reading and Lee Haetbit's improvisational performance.

In addition, various formats such as reading dramas and discussions will be held. On the 8th, at the outdoor stage of Marronnier Park, writer Jang Kangmyeong's program 'Between Writer and Reader' will feature the author reading parts of his new work 'Reinvestigation' that he wishes readers to hear, while readers share passages they want to convey to others. The author will also discuss the process of conceiving and completing the novel along with related anecdotes.

On the 9th, the program 'Humans and Technological Change, Literature Between Two' will share critic Kim Byungik's reflections and insights with readers on what changes and what remains unchanged through literature amid technological shifts and a rapidly changing world.

The closing performance on the 11th will be the reading drama 'Mansun.' Adapted into a two-person play to match the theme of 'Dul, Sai' (Two, Between), the work will be newly reinterpreted through the performances of actors Lee Hoseong and Lee Youngseok, representatives of realism theater Mansun.

From the 7th to the 11th at Marronnier Park, the 'Literature Week Photo Exhibition - Between Two, Faces of Writers' will be held. Photographer Baek Dahum, who is regarded by writers as the 'photographer they want to be photographed by,' will exhibit portraits of 14 Korean literary authors including Lee Seongbok-Kim Hyesoon, Heo Sugyeong-Jang Seoknam, Park Wanseo-Oh Jeonghee, Park Sangryung-Jeong Youngmoon, Han Kang-Lim Sola, Kim Aeran-Yun Ihyung, and Bae Sua-Hwang Jungeun.

An official from the Arts Council stated, "Literature Week is prepared as a place to understand countless relationships and spaces that cannot be defined in all human affairs through literature and to rediscover each other," adding, "We expect this event to become a literary platform involving various participants such as literary figures, consumers, and mediators."

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