- Overview
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Far Lands Neighbor Countries series is an educational comic loved by 15 million readers over 30 years.
- Book Intro
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This is a comic book for children that introduces world history in a fun, easy-to-understand way. Originating from a comic strip featured in a daily newspaper in 1981, it was made into a series consisting of 16 volumes introducing 16 countries, and it sold more than 20 million copies over the years. Countries other than Korea introduced in the series include the Netherlands, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, United States, China and Spain.
- About the Author
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Rhee Won-bok
(English) Rhee Wonbok was born in Daejeon, South Chungcheong Province, in 1946, and studied Architecture at the college of engineering of Seoul National University in 1966. He went to Münster University to study design in 1975 and obtained both a Dipl designer degree and the President Award at graduation. He also studied Western Art History at Münster University. He is currently Visual Design professor at Duksung Women's University, and he is the first Korean illustrator to be anointed as a judge at the world renowned Bologna International Illustration Contest in 2009. His representative book is Far Lands Neighbor Countries of the 21st Century series.
(Russian) В 1975 году учился на факультете дизайна в Мюнстерском университете в Германии, получил диплом дизайнера и Президентскую премию. В настоящее время работает профессором в Женском университете Доксонг и является первым корейским иллюстратором, избранным в качестве судьи на самой масштабной и известной “Болонской международной выставке иллюстраций 2009 года”.
Grimmte
Grimmte is a professional illustration group actively engaging in the children's book and academic comic fields. The group is endeavoring to combine various knowledge and information, such as history, society and culture, with comics and illustrations to help readers gain a better understanding.
- Recommendation
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Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Recommended book (6 volumes for Europe)
