Sang Young Park

Sang Young Park was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022. He born in 1988 and studied French at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea

He worked as a magazine editor, copywriter, and consultant before debuting as a novelist. The title story of his bestselling short story collection, The Tears of an Unknown Artist, or Zaytun Pasta, was one of Words Without Borders’ most-read pieces ever. He lives in Seoul.

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Sang Young Park interview: 'I wanted Love in the Big City to contain all the emotions of love'

The author of Love in the Big City, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022, talks about his childhood fascination with detective fiction and how his parents, friends and past loves inspired his novel

As a little boy, I began reading Agatha Christie mysteries, Sherlock Holmes, and Lupin by the set.

— Sang Young Park, author of Love in the Big City

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Love in the Big City

An energetic, joyful, and moving novel that depicts both the glittering night-time world of Seoul, and the bleary-eyed morning after

Sang Young Park

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Sang Young Park interview: 'I wanted Love in the Big City to contain all the emotions of love'

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