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The boom in literature museums

The Kim You-jeong House of Literature in Chuncheon, Gangwon
The Kim You-jeong House of Literature in Chuncheon, Gangwon (Photo: Joongang Daily)

Those of you who saw Eungyo at the London Korean Film Festival 2012 may remember that the older author was talking with city officials about building a literature museum in his honour (and trying to avoid the honour). According to an article in today’s Joongang Ilbo, the building of literature museums has become rather a craze.