‘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

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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: -
Language: English(English)
Country: PHILIPPINES
City: -
Book: Cursed Bunny
Writer: Bora Chung
Translator: Anton Hur

About the Author

Bora Chung
Birth : 1976 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Bora
Family Name : Chung
Korean Name : 정보라
ISNI : 0000000463322293
Works : 15

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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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