“Goethe Lexikon,” a book published by HUFS Knowledge Press, an official publisher under the university, was selected as the Sejong Book of 2017 in the academic field by the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) in August.

The latest achievement is expected to promote readers' interest in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the German writer, as well as his pieces, the university said.

The author is well known for his work “The Sorrows of Young Werther" and “Faust.”

The Koreanische Goethe-Gesellschaft and the HUFS Knowledge Press joined ties to publish a book that can help those interested to get a glimpse of the writer, inducing them to learn more about his works.

The KPIPA selects books in various fields every year to encourage publication in the society where knowledge takes a significant role. The organization picked 320 books out of 4,013 candidates through close examination by various experts along with feedback from public libraries from March 2016 to February this year.

By Moon Chae-un