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Gong Ji-young

Biography

Gong Ji-young

Gong Ji-young is one of Korea’s most beloved and critically acclaimed novelists. She has sold more than 10 million books in South Korea alone. Her awards include the 2011 Yisand Literary Award, the 21st Century Literary Award, the Korean Novel Prize, Special Media Award, and Amnesty International for OUR HAPPY TIMES. This is Gong’s first novel to be translated into English. Her books are published in China, Thailand, Japan and the UK.

Gong Ji-young

Books by Gong Ji-young

Our Happy Time
written by Gong Ji-young, translated by Sora Kim-Russell - Fiction

Yu-Jung is in the hospital recovering from her third suicide attempt when she receives a life-changing visit. Her no-nonsense aunt appears by her side and suggests Yu-Jung accompany her on a charitable visit to death row. There she meets Yun-Soo, a convicted murderer who will soon be put to death. Through weekly, hour-long meetings, Yu-Jung and Yun-Soo slowly reveal to each other the dark secrets of their pasts and the hidden traumas that have shaped their lives.