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Kim Hoon

김훈

Born 1948 · South Korea

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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Daesan 2007 · Winner

    남한산성

    Namhansanseong

    Kim Hoon · 59 when first published

    Novel · 383 pages · Historical, War, Politics

    AI-generated summary:Winter 1636: a Qing army over a hundred thousand strong surrounds the mountain fortress of Namhansanseong, where King Injo has taken refuge, and his ministers split between fighting on to an honourable end and surrendering to survive.

  • No English yet

    Yi Sang 2004 · Winner

    화장

    Hwajang

    Title translated by AI:“Cremation”

    Kim Hoon · 55 when first published

    Short story · 372 pages · Family, Love

    AI-generated summary:A cosmetics executive who has nursed his wife through two years of brain cancer sees her through death, funeral and cremation, while his firm's advertising campaign runs on and his thoughts keep turning to a young employee.