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
Sang Young Park
Sang Young Park was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022. He was 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.
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
All nominated books
An energetic, joyful, and moving novel that depicts both the glittering night-time world of Seoul, and the bleary-eyed morning after
