Kim Soom is the prize-winning author of nine novels and six short story collections. She has received many awards including the Yi Sang Literary Award and the 2017 Special Reunification Prize. One Left is her first novel translated into English.
Kim Soom is the prize-winning author of nine novels and six short story collections. She has received many awards including the Yi Sang Literary Award and the 2017 Special Reunification Prize. One Left is her first novel translated into English.
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