Kwon Ji-ye made her debut as a novelist with La Plume in 1997. Collections of stories Kwon has created include The Dreaming Marionette and The Burst of Laughter. Novels Kwon has written include The Beautiful Hell (2 volumes total), The Fish in April and The Lure (5 volumes total.) The Pictured collection of novels Kwon has published include Either You Love or Become Crazy and Van Gogh, a Man who Became a Star at 37. Collections of essays Kwon has created include Kwon Jiye’s Paris, Paris, Paris and The Happy Holic. Kwon won the Yi Sang Literary Award with her work The Eel Stew in 2002 and the Dongin Literary Award with The Grave of the Crab in 2005.