John O’Brien shares thoughts on marketing foreign literatureIt’s been almost a week since John O’Brien, the founder of American publisher Dalkey Archive Press, announced he will publish a series of English-language translations of Korean literary works, the first time such a project is taking place outside Korea.A joint project with Korea Literature Translation Institute, the series will consist of 25 works by Korean authors and poets. O’Brien, who founded the publisher in Chicago in 1984, is kn

CHICAGO ― As thparents of 14 children, including six adopted from Africa, Carolyn and Kiel Twietmeyer, of Joliet, Illinois, believe they are doing God’s work.Two of the six children they adopted from Ethiopia suffer from HIV. Bringing them to the U.S. where they could get the medical attention they needed was a matter of life or death.“The worst part of HIV is the stigma,” Carolyn said. “In the U.S., it’s considered a chronic and manageable disease.”But the Twietmeyers and other like-minded larg

Experts to evaluate Korea’s overseas cultural promotion activities in seminar Over the past four decades, the Korea Culture and Information Service has grown into an organization with 24 overseas offices, promoting the nation’s culture and image all over the world.In time with its 40th anniversary on Dec. 31, the state-run organization will hold a seminar aimed at “seeking new answers” on how to conduct its activities more effectively. KOCIS was inaugurated as the Overseas Information Center und

Daegu Theatre Troupe is bringing Tennessee William’s classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” to Seoul for a special performance on Saturday.The play, which sold out its run in Daegu, will travel to the capital one time only for an 8 p.m. showing at the White Box Theater in Seoul.White Box Theater’s creative director, Desiree Munro, is excited to host this special event. “I have been a fan of Tennessee Williams’ works ever since reading them,” she said. “There is a reason ‘Streetcar’ is his most belov