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Hollym (publishing house)

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Hollym
Logo for Hollym publishing house
Founded1963; 61 years ago (1963)
Country of originSouth Korea
United States
Headquarters locationSeoul
California
DistributionInternational
Key peopleHam Ki-man (CEO)
Publication typesBooks
Nonfiction topicsKorean art, cooking, language, religion, philosophy, social sciences, sports, travel
Fiction genresfiction, short stories
Official websitewww.hollym.co.kr
www.hollym.com
Hollym
Hangul
한림출판사
Hanja
翰林出版社
Revised RomanizationHallim Chulpansa
McCune–ReischauerHallim Ch'ulp'ansa

Hollym (Korean한림출판사) is a publishing house with offices in Seoul, South Korea and California, United States.

History

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Hollym was first founded by Lim In Soo(林仁秀) in the Jongno district in Seoul on January 18, 1963.[1] The company was formerly based in New Jersey. The US company has been publishing books on Korea and Korea-related topics since 1977. The CEO is Ham Ki-man. The company is divided between Hollym's international branch, which handles US publishing and international distribution, and the Korea-based Hollym branch. The Korean corporation was founded in 1963.

Hollym publishes books on Korean art, cooking, fiction (including short stories), language, religion and philosophy, social sciences, sports, and travel.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "한림출판사". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
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