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‘The state of being lonely’: South Korean horror writer shortlisted for Booker

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‘The state of being lonely’: South Korean horror writer shortlisted for Booker
Article
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/404028/the-state-of-being-lonely-south-korean-horror-writer-shortlisted-for-booker/
Journal
Inquirer Lifestyle
Issued Date
May 25, 2022
Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
PHILIPPINES
City
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Book
Cursed Bunny
Writer
Bora Chung
Translator
Anton Hur

About the Author

Bora Chung
  • Bora Chung
  • Birth : 1976 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Bora
  • Family Name : Chung
  • Korean Name : 정보라
  • ISNI : 0000000463322293
  • Works : 17
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  • English(English)

A head pops out of the toilet, a woman gets pregnant from birth control pills — South Korean Booker Prize nominee Bora Chung’s short stories are full of horror, inspired by her own lonely life. An academic specializing in Slavic literature, Chung was considered a “genre writer” and excluded from South Korea’s mainstream literary scene. Until recently, she was relatively unknown to local readers.

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