The Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) announced the winners of its annual translation awards on Monday, recognizing their excellence in translation and contributions to promoting Korean literature worldwide. The 20th LTI Korean Translation Award went to E.J. Koh and Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello who translated “The World s Lightest Motorcycle” by Lee Won into English, Yu Hsin Hsin, who translated “An Anthology of Korean Literature 2” by Yi Tae-jun and seven other modern Korean novelists into Chinese and Ingliana Tan who translated “Seven Years of Darkness” by Jeong You-jeong into Indonesian.
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Aspiring translators said that the Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards, hosted by The Korea Times, have become a stepping stone for their literary translation dreams. The Korea Times held the award ceremony for the 53rd edition of the contest, sponsored by KB Financial Group, at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul, Thursday. Gene Png, who won the highest honor, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award, as well as the Grand Prize in poetry, for her translation of Jeong Han-ah s poems, said that the win has brought her a step closer to her dreams.
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