SIBF 2025 18-22 June, 2025 l COEX Halls A & B1
Archive
The Era of Writers: Book Talk Program
The End of Narrowly Connected Revenge
‘If I step on your toes, you will step on my foot. Followed by me, stepping on whole of you, followed by you, throwing a hand grenade after me.’ Vengeance only breeds other revenge and never ends easily. What do you think of the phrase ‘Revenge is an escalating disease’? Think through his new work "Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd."
ㅣSpeaker: Jonas Jonasson (Novelist)
- Date/Time : September 8 (Wed) 11:00–12:00
- Location : Online
Condition of Happiness：Narcissist By Our Side
"Perfect Happiness" starts from the seemingly obvious proposition that ‘Humans seek happiness’, while paying attention to the noise that occurs when ‘my’ happiness collides with other people’s happiness. Through the narcissist who fell into the swamp of narcissism, relentlessly removing obstacles to sustain his happy moments, she poses a heavy literary question to a society preoccupied with harmless and pure happiness.
ㅣSpeaker: Jeong You-jeong (Novelist)
ㅣModerator: Lee Da-hye (Journalist at Cine21)
- Date/Time : September 8 (Wed) 17:30–19:00
- Location : S Factory Sector D, Book Salon
A Child of the Upper Class
Parents' desire for their children to become upper class people is a mistaken mind that is based purely on their own self-interest, which hurts their children. Through this work, reminiscent of the Korean drama "Sky Castle", we learn about the reality of the parents world in Taiwan.
ㅣSpeaker: Wu Xiaole (Novelist)
- Date/Time : September 9 (Thu) 11:00–12:00
- Location : S Factory Sector D, Book Salon
Diogenes Variations
The 17 short and long writings of Chan Ho-kei, written in the state of Diogenes, seem to be disorderly grouped into one book ("Diogenes Variations"), but each story has its own harmony by matching the classical music that goes well with it. In this interview, various stories of Chan Ho-kei's daily life and work style, in harmony with Kwak Jae-sik's questions and reactions, are revealed in an interesting way.
ㅣSpeaker: Chan Ho-kei (Novelist)
ㅣModerator: Kwak Jae-sik (Novelist)
- Date/Time : September 9 (Thu) 11:30–12:30
- Location : S Factory Sector D, Book Salon
Fixing Wrong Things Right
"FIX" As you can see from the title, which means ‘to fix, to correct,’ this book was conceived to uncover the innocence of those who were falsely framed and pointed out as criminals and to rectify the facts. Let's find out what the author is trying to say through this mystery novel based on real famous crime cases.
ㅣSpeaker: Wolf Hsu (Novelist)
ㅣModerator: Dong Yang (Mystery Writers of Taiwan Association Charman of the Board)
- Date/Time : September 9 (Thu) 12:00–13:00
- Location : Online
Turning Women's Life Into Art
Blanche, who built a shelter for women driven to the streets in 1925, and Solen, a woman living in the present day, intersects the story of the oppression of women who still exist despite the passage of time. The fact that the original title of her novel "Women's House" (Korean version title) is ‘Les Victorieuses’ symbolizes that she wants to show the appearance of ‘victors’ who try to live their lives in the midst of oppression.
ㅣSpeaker: Laetitia Colombani (Novelist)
ㅣModerator: Cho Woo-ri (Novelist)
- Date/Time : September 9 (Thu) 13:00–14:00
- Location : S Factory Sector D, Book Roof
Long Anthem for Condolences
The night we meet after losing someone is long and long. Two writers, Han Kang and Max Porter, tell us how we can push through that dark time and move forward while facing the chaotic horrors and broken places that come after we lose our loved ones. In the process, the scars of history and the sorrows of life gradually fade and become clear. We hope you will follow along with the gentle and soft light that comes at the end.
ㅣSpeakers: Max Porter (Novelist), Han Kang (Novelist)
ㅣModerator: Kang Ji-hee (Critic)
- Date/Time : September 10 (Fri) 15:30–16:30
- Location : S Factory Sector D, Book Roof
Dream ＆ Reality, Love ＆ Peace, and Difference ＆ Choice
We sometimes struggle with dreams and reality, or between love and stability in life ("Big Picture", "Isabelle in the Afternoon"), and we are also judged and criticized for being different from others and worrying about the standard of 'happiness'. ("Aurore" series) Find out what kind of choices we need to make so we don't regret it and what kind of mindset we have to live to be happy.
ㅣSpeaker: Douglas Kennedy (Novelist)
ㅣModerator: Im Hyun-ju (Anchor)
- Date/Time : September 10 (Fri) 16:30–17:30
- Location : S Factory Sector D, Book Roof
A Presence of the Absentee
Why do we only realize what it meant to us when we lost something irretrievable? Whether it is the history of a country or the history of a family, why can silence have power? Judith Schalansky asks these questions in her work "An Inventory of Losses".
ㅣSpeaker: Judith Schalansky (Novelist)
- Date/Time : September 11 (Sat) 10:00–11:00
- Location : Online
Meeting with Readers of
Connecting hearts to hearts, people to people, and stories to stories. Sharing the daily life of writing with six novelists and the mindfulness of practicing yoga.
ㅣSpeaker: Kim Yi-seol (Novelist), Kim Hye-na (Novelist), Park Saeng-kang (Novelist), Park Ju-Young (Novelist), Jung Ji-hyang (Novelist), Choe Jeong-hwa (Novelist)
ㅣModerator: Kim Seo-hae (Editor at EunHaeng NaMu Publishing Co., Ltd.)
- Date/Time : September 11 (Sat) 17:00–18:00
- Location : S Factory Sector D, Book Salon
Meeting with Author Gu So-eun of
Through books like 'Dark Sand,' 'Stateless Person,' and 'Blue Room,' we engage in conversations with readers about the world of literary works and style of the novelist Gu So-eun.
ㅣSpeaker: Gu So-eun (Novelist)
ㅣModerator: Cho Byung-kwon (The Director of the Headquarters at Somy Media)
- Date/Time : September 11 (Sat) 17:00–18:00
- Location : S Factory Sector D, Book Salon
How Is Wisdom Different from Knowledge?
The word ‘Philosophy’ is derived from the Greek word "philosophia," which means 'Love of wisdom.' This implies that philosophy is not mere knowledge, encompassing simple facts, but rather the utilization of that knowledge to cherish and delve into the wisdom essential for life. We aim to discover how to cultivate a love for wisdom through a lecture by Eric Weiner, the author of "The Socrates Express."
ㅣSpeaker: Eric Weiner (Novelist)
- Date/Time : September 12 (Sun) 10:00–11:00
- Location : Online
