Lee Jung-myung has sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his books in his native Korea. One, Deep Rooted Tree, was made into a popular TV series. His novel inspired by the real-life experiences of the Korean poet and dissident Yun Dong-ju, The Investigation, was nominated for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
'Jung-Myung Lee's extraordinary The Investigation, translated by Chi-Young Kim, is set in a period of Korean history that isn't widely known in the West . . . a heart-wrenching novel with many unexpected twists.' – Sunday TimesLonglisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction PrizeFukuoka...
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