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'''Chi-young Kim''' is a Korean-to-English [[Translation#Literary_translation|literary translator]] who lives in the [[United States]]. |
'''Chi-young Kim''' is a Korean-to-English [[Translation#Literary_translation|literary translator]] who lives in the [[United States]]. |
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Originally having trained as a [[lawyer]] and translating as a hobby helping her mom, Kim became a professional [[Translation#Literary_translation|literary translator]] after graduation, when she started working for a publishing company in New York.<ref>{{Cite web |title=An Interview with translator Chi-Young Kim (Shin Kyung-sook's "Please Look After Mom" among others) {{!}} |url=https://www.ktlit.com/an-mp3-interview-with-translator-chi-young-kim-please-look-after-mom-among-others-part-i/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> 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 (novel)|Whale]] by [[Cheon Myeong-kwan]] was shortlisted for the [[International Booker Prize]]. |
Originally having trained as a [[lawyer]] and translating as a hobby helping her mom, Kim became a professional [[Translation#Literary_translation|literary translator]] after graduation, when she started working for a publishing company in New York.<ref>{{Cite web |title=An Interview with translator Chi-Young Kim (Shin Kyung-sook's "Please Look After Mom" among others) {{!}} |url=https://www.ktlit.com/an-mp3-interview-with-translator-chi-young-kim-please-look-after-mom-among-others-part-i/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> 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 (novel)|Whale]] by [[Cheon Myeong-kwan]] was shortlisted for the [[International Booker Prize]]. |
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Other internationally acclaimed translated works are [[Your Republic Is Calling You|Your Republic is Calling You]] by [[Kim Young-ha]] or The Investigation by [[Lee Jung-myung]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Chi-Young Kim, translator of "The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly" {{!}} |url=https://www.ktlit.com/interview-with-chi-young-kim-translator-of-the-hen-who-dreamed-she-could-fly/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Other internationally acclaimed translated works are [[Your Republic Is Calling You|Your Republic is Calling You]] by [[Kim Young-ha]] or The Investigation by [[Lee Jung-myung]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Chi-Young Kim, translator of "The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly" {{!}} |url=https://www.ktlit.com/interview-with-chi-young-kim-translator-of-the-hen-who-dreamed-she-could-fly/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| Chi-young Kim | |
| Hangul | 김지영 |
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| Revised Romanization | Gim Jiyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | 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 International Booker Prize.
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 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Interview with Chi-Young Kim, translator of "The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly" |". Retrieved 2022-12-30.
Sources
[edit]- Translator Behind Int'l Success of Korean Novels, profile in The Chosun Ilbo, 21 May 2014.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140524023257/http://www.englishpen.org/capturing-the-mood/
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