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Sandy Joosun Lee

Biography

Sandy Joosun Lee

Sandy Joosun Lee is a Korean-to-English translator based in Seoul. She studied Literature/Writing in University of California, San Diego. Her translations include Won-pyung Sohn's ALMOND and Miye Lee’s Dallergut Dream Department Store duology. She also works in animation, translating and developing animated content, which includes THE WITCHER: Nightmare of the Wolf and STAR WARS: VISIONS. She is a member of the translator collective Smoking Tigers.

Sandy Joosun Lee

Books by Sandy Joosun Lee

Break Room
written by Miye Lee, translated by Sandy Joosun Lee - Fiction, Humor, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Eight unsuspecting people receive an invitation to participate in a new reality show called “Break Room.” But what starts as an opportunity for fame is quickly revealed to be something far more unsettling when they learn how they were chosen --- voted in by their respective coworkers as "the office villain." Among them is an imposter, a mole planted by the show's producers. The only way to win the prize money is to uncover the saboteur before time runs out. As alliances shift and paranoia festers, the contestants begin to realize that the true challenge isn't surviving the show --- it's facing their own selves.

The Dallergut Dream-Making District
written by Miye Lee, translated by Sandy Joosun Lee - Fiction, Magical Realism

It's been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of the Dallergut Dream Department Store. She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where all the dream-production companies are located, and discover how all raw dream materials and testing equipment are produced. But the Company District is not quite what she expected. Instead it hides a secret underbelly of the magical industry that she thought she was a part of. Penny discovers the Civil Complaint Center, full of people filing complaints about their dreams. As she gets to the bottom of each complaint, she begins to expand her horizons, moving beyond the role of dreamseller to understanding what lies in the hearts of their lost regulars.

The Dallergut Dream Department Store
written by Miye Lee, translated by Sandy Joosun Lee - Fantasy, Fiction

In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious, there's a department store that sells dreams. Visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specializes in a specific type of dream: childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of stardom. Flying dreams are almost always sold out. Some seek dreams of loved ones who have died. For Penny, an enthusiastic new hire, working at Dallergut is the opportunity of a lifetime. As she uncovers the workings of this whimsical world, she bonds with a cast of unforgettable characters, including Dallergut, the flamboyant and wise owner; Babynap Rockabye, a famous dream designer; Maxim, a nightmare producer; and the many customers who dream to heal, dream to grow and dream to flourish.