Lit in Translation

Son Bo-mi

손보미

Born 1980 · South Korea

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Yi Sang 2022 · Winner

    불장난

    Buljangnan

    Title translated by AI:“Playing with Fire”

    Son Bo-mi · 41 when first published

    Short story · 384 pages · Coming of age, Family

    AI-generated summary:Shut out of the adult world by a father who has married a young teacher from the local primary school, a lonely child becomes fascinated by a classmate surrounded by rumours, and spends a summer setting fires on a rooftop.

  • No English yet

    Daesan 2017 · Winner

    디어 랄프 로렌

    Dieo raelpeu roren

    Title translated by AI:“Dear Ralph Lauren”

    Son Bo-mi · 37 when first published

    Novel · Love, Coming of age

    AI-generated summary:Told to leave his graduate programme in America after nine years, a Korean physics student finds a forgotten wedding invitation from Su-yeong, the girl who once asked him to translate her letter begging Ralph Lauren to make a watch.