Lit in Translation

Kim Young-ha

김영하

Born 1968 · South Korea

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Yi Sang 2012 · Winner

    옥수수와 나

    Oksusuwa na

    Title translated by AI:“Corn and Me”

    Kim Young-ha · 43 when first published

    Short story · 383 pages · Satire

    AI-generated summary:A blocked novelist, plagued by the delusion that chickens take him for a grain of corn, is lent his publisher's American apartment to finish an overdue book, and begins sleeping with the publisher's wife.

  • No English yet

    Yi Sang 2006 · Excellence prize

    아이스크림

    Aiseukeurim

    Title translated by AI:“Ice Cream”

    Kim Young-ha · 37 when first published

    Short story

    AI-generated summary:A couple who bought ice cream that smells of petrol report it to the manufacturer, and grow uneasy when a company man, Manager Kim, comes to their home to investigate.

  • No English yet

    Yi Sang 2003 · Excellence prize

    너의 의미

    Neoui uimi

    Title translated by AI:“What You Mean”

    Kim Young-ha · 34 when first published

    Short story