Germany's 'Kairos' wins International Booker Prize over Hwang Sok-yong's 'Mater 2-10' “Kairos” on Wednesday won the International Booker Prize, beating Hwang Sok-yong’s “Mater 2-10” and others. 2024.5.21
Children’s book writer Lee Geum-yi tells tale of HCCA nomination and her own fictional world Korean children's book writer Lee Geum-yi made the shortlist for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. Her expanding fictional world and focus on women during turbulent historical periods resonate with readers of all ages. 2024.3.4
Fiction books find global acclaim [REWIND 2023] Two Korean works of fiction garnered notable accolades from global literature critics this year - Cheon Myeong-kwan's "Whale" and Han Kang's "I Do Not Bid Farewell." 2023.12.27
Cheon Myeong-kwan's 'Whale' of a tale makes International Booker Prize shortlist Cheon Myeong-kwan's "Whale" on Tuesday evening became the fourth Korean novel ever to make it onto the International Booker Prize’s shortlist. Published 19 years ago, it was only recently translated into English by Kim Chi-young, and the... 2023.4.19
'Whale' by Cheon Myeong-kwan makes International Booker Prize shortlist Cheon Myeong-kwan's "Whale" made the shortlist for this year's International Booker Awards, according to the British literary awards on Tuesday. The five other books that were included in the recent shortlist are: "Time Shelter" by Georgi... 2023.4.18
Meet the translator behind two of the nominations for this year's International Booker Prize The translations of two Korean books have made it onto the longlist for the 2022 International Booker Prize — a compilation of sci-fi/horror novellas titled “Cursed Bunny” (2017) by Bora Chung and queer fiction “Love in the Big City” (2019) by... 2022.3.30
![German novel “Kairos” won the International Booker Prize over Korea’s “Mater 2-10” and others on Wednesday. [INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE/SCREEN CAPTURE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12303366.jpg?imageId=12303366&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Children’s book writer Lee Geum-yi last month was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, often dubbed the Nobel Prize for children’s literature. She is now the first Korean author to make the list. Her novels depict young adults struggling with realistic problems such as dysfunctional family issues. [KWEN HYEK-JAE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11116088.jpg?imageId=11116088&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Cheon Myeong-kwan made the shortlist for this year's International Booker Awards with his book 'Whale' in April. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10106100.jpg?imageId=10106100&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The cover of 'Whale,' written by Cheon Myeong-kwan and translated into English by Kim Chi-young. The English version of the novel was published by Europa Editions in January. [SCREEN CAPTURE/INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11121010.jpg?imageId=11121010&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The cover of 'Whale' by Cheon Myeong-kwan and translated by Kim Chi-young [BOOKER PRIZE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11626309.jpg?imageId=11626309&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Covers of books 'Cursed Bunny' (2017) and 'Love in the Big City' (2019) in running for the 2022 International Booker Prize [BOOKER PRIZE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10277964.jpg?imageId=10277964&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)