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The 12 Best Translated Books Of 2019

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The 12 Best Translated Books Of 2019

Article: https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/best-translated-books-of-2019_in_5df20a1ae4b0b75fb538302c
Journal: HUFFPOST
Issued Date: December 12, 2019
Page: -
Language: English(English)
Country: INDIA
City: -
Book: The Plotters
Writer: Kim Un-su
Translator: Sora Kim-Russell

About the Author

Kim Un-su
Birth : 1972 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Un-su
Family Name : Kim
Korean Name : 김언수
ISNI : 000000043496828X
Works : 36

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English(English)

This year, I was lucky enough to read an assortment of addictive books in translation. The ones that stole my heart ranged from pulpy fiction with trained assassins, stories of a boy on the run because of caste violence, a girl who eats live birds, an Omani family saga that won the Man Booker International Prize and a prankster ghost. And because one can never have too many books to read (and since these are too good to skip), we’ve listed some equally fantastic translations to pick up soon after. (..)

Translated Books36 See More

English(English) Book Available
The Plotters
KIM UN-SU / 김언수 / 2019
Chinese(简体) Book Available
13号橱柜
Kim Un-su et al / 김언수 / 2009
Japanese(日本語) Book Available
設計者
Kim Un-su et al / 김언수 / 2013

Event6 See More

CANADA Done
2019 Toronto International Festival of Authors
2019/10/26 to 2019/10/31
SPAIN Done
Korean Literature Essay Contest at the University of Malaga, Spain
2020/09/07 to 2020/12/04
GERMANY Done
Support for the production of a book trailer for the German traslation of Tteugeoun pi (뜨거운 피, Hot Blood)
2020/08/01 to 2020/08/31

E-News118 See More

German(Deutsch) Article
Rassismus und Polizeigewalt im Krimi
Deutschlandfunk Kultur / December 05, 2020
English(English) Article
Powerful storyteller Kim Un-su touches global readers
The Korean Times / December 27, 2019
English(English) Article
The 12 Best Translated Books Of 2019
HUFFPOST / December 12, 2019

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