CAIRO - 29 July 2021: The Korean Cultural Center hosted a literary evening entitled "K-Literature Night" to wrap up the Korean Literature Month event which continued throughout July. Oh Sung ho, Director of the Korean Cultural Center, said he is pleased to organize the event which attended by a gathering of translators and publishers interested in Korean literature. The Director of the Korean Cultural Center called for activating the translation between Korean and Arabic languages in order to build bridges of communication and cooperation between the Egyptian and Korean peoples. Dr. Alaa Fathi said the translation of Korean literature into Arabic began in 2004. Recently the trend changed and translation works focused on contemporary literature, particularly works that gained international popularity and literary awards.

Source: Egypt Today July 29, 2021 12:40 UTC