ALT Hur Heads Toward HarperVia HarperVia’s Tara Parsons acquired world English rights to the debut novel by acclaimed translator Anton Hur. Set in a near-future when a nanotech cancer therapy is developed to replace every cell of the body with artificial cells, Toward Eternity “sets out to answer the question, what makes us human in a world where technology is fast catching up to biology?” the publisher said. Hur translated two works that were longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, and his co-translation of BTS’s Beyond the Story is one of this summer’s big bestsellers. Safae El-Ouahabi and Jon Wood at RCW Literary Agency negotiated the deal on Hur’s behalf, and publication for Toward Eternity is set for summer 2024.

ALT Profile photo of Anton Hur wearing a black v-neck shirt against a beige wall. Hur is a middle-aged Korean man with short black hair.

ALT Graphic featuring a photograph of translator Daniel Hahn and the words "Announcing the winner of the 2023 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature: Daniel Hahn"