My Brilliant Life by Ae-ran Kim, translated by Chi-Young Kim [in Booklist]
19 Nov, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, Repost, Translation, Young Adult Readers
The youngest winner ever of multiple important literary prizes in her native Korea, Ae-ran Kim’s first full-length novel arrives Stateside, hauntingly English-enabled by lauded translator Chi-Young Kim (no relation). Areum suffers from progeria, a rare disease that causes rapid, premature aging: “My dad sees his...