Chi-young Kim
| Chi-young Kim | |
| Hangul | 김지영 |
|---|---|
| RR | Gim Jiyeong |
| MR | Kim Chiyŏng |
Chi-young Kim is a Korean-to-English literary translator who lives in the United States.
Originally having trained as a lawyer and translating as a hobby helping her mom, Kim became a professional literary translator after graduation, when she started working for a publishing company in New York.[1] Her work includes the English translations of the award-winning novels Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-sook and The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Hwang Seon-mi. Her translation of Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan was shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize. In 2024, her English translation of Apartment Women by Gu Byeong-mo was released.
Other internationally acclaimed translated works are Your Republic Is Calling You by Kim Young-ha or The Investigation by Lee Jung-myung.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "An Interview with translator Chi-Young Kim (Shin Kyung-sook's "Please Look After Mom" among others) |". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ↑ "Interview with Chi-Young Kim, translator of "The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly" |". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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