SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean novelist Hwang Sok-yong’s “Mater 2-10″ has been shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize, the British literary awards said Tuesday. Hwang’s novel, translated into English by Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae, was announced as one of the six nominees by the Booker Prize Foundation on its [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean novelist Hwang Sok-yong’s “Mater 2-10″ has been longlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize, the British literary awards said Tuesday. Hwang’s novel, translated into English by Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae, was announced as one of the 13 preliminary nominees by the Booker Prize Foundation on [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Renowned South Korean novelist Hwang Sok-yong has been longlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize, one of the three largest literary awards in the world. Hwang was among the 13 finalists for the British prize, announced by the organizer on its official website on Wednesday. He is the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular Korean authors will get to meet readers and translators in overseas literature events, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea said Tuesday. Novelists Hwang Sok-yong will attend the Turin International Book Fair in Italy from May 18-22. His book, including “Mr. Han’s Chronicle” and “Princess Bari,” have been translated [...]