Korea Energy University Hosts Successful Book Concert with Author Nam Seo-o

Korea Energy Engineering University (President Yoon Euijun, KENTECH) announced on the 21st that it held a book concert titled ‘Talk! Talk! Literature Energy Plant’ on the 20th, inviting science fiction (SF) writer Nam Seo to co-host the event with the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service.

This book concert, held as a prelude to the 8th annual Korea Arts & Culture Education Service Literature Week event, was held for the first time at KENTECH in Naju.

Under the subtitle ‘Discharge Crisis! An Emotional and Imaginative Recharge Project for You,’ the book concert involved reading Nam Seo’s SF short story ‘Faster-than-Light Interstellar Travel on April Fool’s Day’ together, adding an engineering imagination element to the session.

Planned as part of KENTECH’s Residential College education, the event was designed to enhance university students’ cultural and artistic enjoyment and literary sensitivity.

The first part began with an introduction of the work by a pre-reading audience group, followed by a reading performance, a mini date with the author, a reader participation corner, a surprise literature quiz, a 60-second writing contest between the author and readers, and a mini lecture by the author, providing time for communication with the author and deep immersion in the work for the readers.

The second part changed the atmosphere with a session called ‘Reading Nam Seo + Author’s Room’ and a KENTECH SF auction, narrowing the distance between the author and readers and allowing interaction between them.

Student planning team representative Kim Taehyung said, “It became an opportunity not only to read books but also to listen, watch, and enjoy,” adding, “Engineering students who had lived lives far from literature were able to get closer to literature and empathize through the theme of SF.”

Yoon Euijun, president of Korea Energy Engineering University, said, “It was a good time to enhance the literary sensitivity of engineering students,” and added, “I hope KENTECH became an opportunity to get closer to the citizens of Naju, and we will strive to share the love we received from the citizens of Naju.”

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