Winners of 56th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards

The Korea Times is delighted to announce the winners of its 56th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards. As one of the longest-running honors dedicated to Korean literary translation, the awards celebrate the skill, passion and commitment of translators working to bring Korean literature to readers around the world. Amid a record number of submissions this year, the Grand Prize in fiction, awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, goes to Diana Akhmetova from Russia for her translation of novelist Kim Ji-yeon’s “The Things that Go By.” The Grand Prize for poetry is given to Sooj Heo from Korea for her translation of poet Pak Seo-won’s poems including "Calling 1." The Commendation Award winner for fiction goes to Adelle Wee Xing Min from Singapore for her translation of Choi Hee-ra's novel “Aeon." The Commendation Award winner for poetry is presented to Ketevani Barbakadze from Georgia for her translation of poems by Park So-ran, including “Words Close to the Heart.” The Kevin O'Rourke Prize is awarded to Peace Lee from the U.S. for her translation of novelWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times