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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Serious Doubts
At The New Republic, Gabriel Sherman exposes Herman Rosenblat’s Holocaust fantasy.
Posted in Reading
Tagged fraud, gabriel sherman, herman rosenblat, holocaust, memoir, the new republic, war
The Horned Man by James Lasdun
Recommended.
Posted in Read in 2008
Tagged james lasdun, norton, recommended, uk
Publishing's Ice Age
At Salon Jason Boog examines missed opportunities in book publishing.
“It’s going to be very hard for the next few years across the board in literary fiction,” says veteran agent Ira Silverberg. “A lot of good writers will be losing their editors, and loyalty is very important in this field.”
Posted in Writing
Tagged economics, jason boog, literature, publishing, salon, usa
Novels Gained Popularity
Renowned novelists released their works online after veteran author Park Bum-shin became the first to take the plunge by posting his latest novel, “Cholatse,” on Naver, the nation’s top portal site, last year.
It was the first attempt of its kind for a veteran novelist to release literary work with a serious theme online as a tool to efficiently communicate with readers about his or her work.
In The Korea Times, Chung Ah-young reports a resurgence in Korean literature.
Posted in Reading
Tagged ahyoung chung, economics, internet, korea times, literature, south korea
Not Mere Coincidence
The New York Times notes that Swedish Academy secretary Horace Engdahl will step down in June.
Posted in Writing
Tagged horace engdahl, new york times, nobel foundation