# Krys Lee

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South Korean writer, journalist, and translator

Krys Lee Occupation Writer, university teacher, translator Website www.kryslee.com [edit on Wikidata]

**Krys Lee** is a South Korean writer, journalist, and translator. She wrote the short story collection *Drifting House* (2012) and the novel *How I Became a North Korean* (2016). She is an associate professor of creative writing and literature at [Underwood International College](/source/Underwood_International_College), [Yonsei University](/source/Yonsei_University). She was awarded the [Rome Prize](/source/Rome_Prize), the [Story Prize Spotlight Award](/source/Story_Prize_Spotlight_Award), and the Honor Title in Adult Fiction Literature from the [Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association](/source/Asian%2FPacific_American_Awards_for_Literature), and was a finalist for the [Center for Fiction First Novel Prize](/source/Center_for_Fiction_First_Novel_Prize) and the [BBC International Story Prize](/source/BBC_International_Short_Story_Award).[1]

## Personal life

Lee was born in South Korea, was raised and educated in California and Washington, then the United Kingdom, and now lives in Seoul.[2] She received her BA in English Literature from [UCLA](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles), her MA in English Literature from [University of York](/source/University_of_York), and her MFA in creative writing from [Warren Wilson College](/source/Warren_Wilson_College_MFA_Program_for_Writers).[3]

Her work has been published on *[Granta](/source/Granta)*, *[The Kenyon Review](/source/The_Kenyon_Review)*, *[Narrative](/source/Narrative_Magazine)*, *[San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)*, *[Corriere della Sera](/source/Corriere_della_Sera),* and *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*.[1]

In 2012, Lee published her debut collection of short stories, *Drifting House*, from [Viking](/source/Viking_Press), [Penguin Random House](/source/Penguin_Random_House). In 2016 she published her novel *How I Became a North Korean*, also from Viking, Penguin Random House. Lee is also the translator of *I Hear Your Voice* ([Mariner Books](/source/Mariner_Books), 2017) and *Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories* ([Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt](/source/Houghton_Mifflin_Harcourt), 2019) by Young-ha Kim.[4]

## Awards and fellowships

Source:[3]

- [Story Prize Spotlight Award](/source/Story_Prize_Spotlight_Award) (2012)[5]

- [BBC International Short Story Award](/source/BBC_International_Short_Story_Award), Short List (2012)

- [Pushcart Prize](/source/Pushcart_Prize), special mention (2012)

- [iTunes](/source/ITunes) Book of the Month selection (2012)

- [Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association](/source/Asian%2FPacific_American_Awards_for_Literature), Honor Title in Adult Fiction Literature (2012) [6]

- [American Academy of Arts and Letters](/source/American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters) [Rome Prize](/source/Rome_Prize) fellowship in literature (2014)

- [Center for Fiction First Novel Prize](/source/Center_for_Fiction_First_Novel_Prize), finalist

## Works

- *Drifting House* ([Viking](/source/Viking_Press), [Penguin Random House](/source/Penguin_Random_House), 2012)

- *How I Became North Korean* ([Viking](/source/Viking_Press), [Penguin Random House](/source/Penguin_Random_House), 2016)

- *I Hear Your Voice* ([Mariner Books](/source/Mariner_Books), 2017), translator

- *Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories* ([Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt](/source/Houghton_Mifflin_Harcourt), 2019), translator

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Bio"](https://www.kryslee.com/bio). *kryslee*. Retrieved 2019-08-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Kwon, R. O. (2016-12-12). ["Krys Lee: Artificial Divides"](https://www.guernicamag.com/krys-lee-artificial-divides/). *Guernica*. Retrieved 2019-08-04.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) ["Underwood International College"](https://uic.yonsei.ac.kr/main/academic.asp?mid=m03_01_01&act=view&uid=815&keyword=). *uic.yonsei.ac.kr*. Retrieved 2019-08-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Chaffee, Jessie (3 August 2016). ["A Language Is a Window: An Interview with Krys Lee"](https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/dispatches/article/a-language-is-a-window-an-interview-with-krys-lee-jessie-chaffee). *Words Without Borders*. Retrieved 2019-08-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Unknown (2013-01-15). ["TSP: The Story Prize Spotlight Award—Oh, Do Not Ask: "What Is It?""](http://thestoryprize.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-story-prize-spotlight-awardoh-do.html). *TSP*. Retrieved 2019-08-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Literature Awards"](http://web.mnstate.edu/schwartz/APALA.htm). *web.mnstate.edu*. Retrieved 2019-08-04.

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