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Kwon Ji-ye

권지예

Born 1960 · South Korea

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Books on prize lists

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    Yi Sang 2002 · Winner

    뱀장어 스튜

    Baemjangeo seutyu

    Title translated by AI:“Eel Stew”

    Kwon Ji-ye · 41 when first published

    Short story · 380 pages · Love, Family

    AI-generated summary:A Korean woman living in France bears two scars, one from a child she had to give up for adoption and one from a suicide attempt, and every few years flies back to Seoul to sleep with the child's father.