{
  "id": 15700024,
  "title": "Korean sci-fi writers bring imaginative worlds to major French festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/korean-sci-fi-writers-bring-imaginative-worlds-to-major-french",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T04:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261020/korean-sci-fi-writers-bring-imaginative-worlds-to-major-french-festival"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three Korean authors are to participate in Les Utopiales, one of Europe's leading science fiction festivals held in Nantes, France, from October 29th to November 2nd. The Literature Translation Institute of Korea, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced that Kim Bo-young, Park Seo-ryeon and Dolgi Min will be presenting their imaginative works at the festival. The theme for this year's event is \"Perspectives,\" and the three writers will take part in seven programs that highlight Korean science fiction and other speculative literature, such as fantasy and queer fiction.\n\nKim Bo-young is returning to the festival, having been invited in 2023. Park Seo-ryeon is expanding her reach at international literary events, while Dolgi Min, whose work has just been published in French for the first time, will meet French readers. The Korean authors will join other distinguished science fiction writers like Hugo Award winner Robert Jackson Bennett and Audrey Pleynet, a recipient of various accolades.",
  "summary": "Three Korean authors are set to bring their imaginative visions to one of Europe’s premier science fiction festivals, offering French readers a fresh lens on identity, nature, humanity and power. The Literature Translation Institute of Korea, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said Kim Bo-young, Park Seo-ryeon and Dolgi Min will participate in Les Utopiales, an…",
  "key_points": [
    "Three Korean authors to participate in Les Utopiales festival in Nantes, France.",
    "Festival theme: \"Perspectives\" highlighting Korean science fiction and speculative literature.",
    "Kim Bo-young returns, Park Seo-ryeon expands reach, Dolgi Min debuts in French."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The presence of these authors at a leading European festival signals a growing international appetite for Korean speculative fiction and a strategic push to expand the genre's global reach.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean sci-fi writers bring imaginative worlds to major French festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/korean-sci-fi-writers-bring-imaginative-worlds-to-major-french-15703441",
        "published": "2026-10-20T05:12:02.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}