Chi-young Kim is a Korean-to-English literary translator who lives in the United States.
[1] Her work includes the English translations of the award-winning novels Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-sook and The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Hwang Seon-mi.
Her translation of Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.
In 2024, her English translation of Apartment Women by Gu Byeong-mo was released.
Other internationally acclaimed translated works are Your Republic is Calling You by Kim Young-ha or The Investigation by Lee Jung-myung.