Lit in Translation

Lee Ki-ho

이기호

South Korea

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Books on prize lists

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    Daesan 2025 · Winner

    명랑한 이시봉의 짧고 투쟁 없는 삶

    Myeongnanghan Isibongui jjalgo tujaeng eomneun sam

    Title translated by AI:“The Short, Struggle-Free Life of Cheerful Lee Si-bong”

    Lee Ki-ho

    Novel · 527 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:After his father is killed by a truck while jaywalking, Lee Si-seup drinks and gives his heart only to Lee Si-bong, the bichon frisé who may have caused the accident, until breeders turn up claiming the dog is royal bichon blood.

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    Yi Sang 2017 · Excellence prize

    나를 혐오하게 될 박창수에게

    Nareul hyeomohage doel Bak Chang-su-ege

    Title translated by AI:“To Park Chang-su, Who Will Come to Despise Me”

    Lee Ki-ho

    Short story · Crime

    AI-generated summary:Held as a suspect in her husband's murder, Kim Suk-hui writes out for the detective the story of her life and of the affair that led to the killing.