Malaysian author Daryl Kho's award-winning fantasy novel 'Mist-Bound: How To Glue Back Grandpa' is one of the rare works of fiction for young readers published in the region that features dementia as a central theme.
Daryl Kho, author of 'Mist-Bound: How To Glue Back Grandpa, says getting Bora Chung to translate his book is better than ‘scoring Taylor Swift ticket’. Photo: Glance Studiois being translated into Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese, allowing readers in the respective countries to enjoy the enchanting tale.published in 2021, is one of the rare works of fiction for young readers published in the region that features dementia as a central theme.
Kho, 44, says he can’t wait to walk into a bookstore in Hanoi, Shanghai and Seoul to see the localised copies ofSouth Korean literary star Chung is working through the process of translating Kho’s debut book . Photo: HyeYoung At the George Town Literary Festival in Penang last November, Kho and Chung were among the panelists.
“So for someone like her to: a) buy my book with her own money, b) actually find the time to read it, and then c) reach out to ask me if she could possibly translate my book into Korean, that still implodes my mind to this day,” he adds.
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