![]() So, when I first visited Korea, I organized to visit places that interested me and I thought would be very important to understanding Korea… After staying at a temple overnight and meeting a young monk and listening to his profound thoughts, and going to the DMZ the site of the army base between North and South Korea which was scary and sad and made me think so much about what the country had suffered, I began to feel Korea in my heart and mind. I have been a world traveller always and love to discover new places. ![]() My first visit was life changing! I visited a Buddhist temple overnight and went to the DMZ. At the beginning, I discovered Korean through its literature and I visited to meet the Korean authors I represented as a literary agent. The first time I visited, I was the only American and no one was talking about Korea, visiting and it is was pre-Hallyu wave – before BTS and K dramas and Parasite and Squid Games broke globally. What immediately struck you upon arriving in South Korea and prompted you to investigate the country, further?Īctually, I discovered Korean literature almost fifteen years ago and since then I have been working with Korea and have visiting several times. The Hallyu (Korean wave) swept you over as soon as you arrived in Korea. the Korean wave that has swept over her as a visitor and as a promoter of local writers inviting us not only to visit it but to understand its culture, in order to create our own personal, in-depth reflection. Zitwer investigates the reasons for this fascination, analysing all the different aspects of a sui generis civilisation, riding the hallyu, i.e. Zitwer unveils its secrets and allows us to discover more in the following interview. A new volume: The Korean Book of Happiness ( Il Pensiero Coreano, published by Giunti Editore, in Italy) by international producer, playwright and literary agent Barbara J. A country that is arousing increasing collective enthusiasm. Much has been said, recently, about South Korea. ![]() The Korean Book of Happiness ( Il Pensiero Coreano, Giunti Editore).
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