Publication Industry Promotion Agency of
Korea(KPIPA) hosts Korean book exhibitions and author events in
Paris
PARIS, June 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of
Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) and KPIPA hosted a K-Book
exhibition and picture book author events in France to introduce K-Books and establish the
foundation of K-Book Wave in celebration of the 2024 Paris Summer
Olympics.
Started on June 5th (Wed), the
exhibition, titled <K-Book: The Origin of K-Culture>, was
organized to introduce Korean books to French and global audiences
in commemoration of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. This exhibition
features 59 Korean picture books, 38 Korean literary works
translated into French, 13 original Korean web novels that inspired
popular webtoons and dramas, totaling 110 diverse Korean books. The
exhibition is set up on the third floor of the Korean Cultural
Center in France and will continue
until August 30th (Fri).
From June 11th (Tue) to
June 13th (Thu), picture book author
workshops were held at various bookstores, libraries, children's
book museum and schools across Paris, including La maison des histoires,
Bibliothèque Louise Michel, Gerson.
The workshops featured authors such as Oh Se-na, Lee So-young,
Kim Sang-keun, and Jung Jin-ho who are interacted with around 500
local children through drawing and crafting workshops, eliciting
enthusiastic responses from the Parisian audience. One attendee who
participated with her 7-year-old child remarked, "It was great to
meet various Korean picture book authors in France,"and the representative from
Bibliotheque Louise Michel stated, "This Korean picture book author
workshop was a meaningful event that French children could fully
enjoy."
On June 14th (Fri), about 150
people, including French publishing professionals and aspiring
illustrators, attended the "Korea-France Picture Book Author Talk"
held at the Bibliotheque universitaire des langues et civilisations
(BULAC). Moderated by picture book journalist Choi Hye-jin, 4
Korean picture book authors and 2 French authors, including
Adrien Parlange and Marie Caudry shared their thoughts thorough 3
hours discussion.
A representative from the KPIPA commented, "We aimed to
create opportunities to meet European and global readers through
the Paris Olympics, the world's largest sports and cultural event.
Starting with this exhibition and picture book author events, we
will strive to expand the Korean Book Wave through upcoming author
events at the Korea House in early August."
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