Deborah Smith is a Korean-to-English literary translator who taught herself Korean and went on to translate Han Kang's 'The Vegetarian,' which won the International Booker Prize in 2016—a landmark moment for Korean literature in translation. She is the founder of Tilted Axis Press, a nonprofit publisher dedicated to bringing literature from Asia and Africa to English-language readers. She advocates strongly for translator visibility and fair compensation.
12 years of experience
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