Lee Kkoch-nim

Lee Kkoch-nim debuted with The Heirs of Medusa, which was published in the Seoul Shinmun Daily's New Spring Literary Contest. She later won the 8th Munhakdongne Prize for YA Literature with Crossing the World to Come to You. Considered the "future star of Korean literature" by her readers, Lee Kkoch-nim is renowned for her straightforward approach to exploring adolescent dilemmas: things one would like to know but are difficult to put into words.