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SEO MI-AE(서미애)

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Title
Mi-ae Seo
Family Name
Seo
First Name
Mi-ae
Preferred Name
SEO MI-AE
Pen Name
Mi-ae Seo, 徐美愛, Mie So
ISNI
-
Birth
1965
Death
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Occupation
Writer
Period
Modern
Representative Works
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  • Descriptions
  • Works
  • English(English)
  • Korean(한국어)
  • Chinese(汉语)

Born in Punggi, North Gyeonsang Province, South Korea, Mi-ae Seo is a Korean writer and dramatist. After majoring in Korean literature at university, she debuted as a novelist in 1994 when her short story “30 Ways to Kill Your Husband” won the Annual Spring Literary Contest. She writes thriller books, TV scripts, and screenplays. Seo’s screenwriting credits include the animation film “My Beautiful Girl, Mari” (Grand Prix Winner at the 26th Annecy International Animated Film Festival), “Temptation of Eve—Kiss”, and “Temptation of Eve--Technique of Her Own”. Her novel “Happy Killers” was adapted into a film titled “Hello, Murderer”. In addition, she wrote the scripts for the TV series “Never on Sunday”, “Into the Storm”, “Detective Q”, “30 Ways to Kill Your Husband”, and “Hello, Murderer”. In 2009, she won the Korean Detective Literature Award (Grand Prize) for "The Doll’s Garden”. Her 2010 novel “The Only Child” has been translated into multiple languages and introduced in sixteen countries around the world. Her most recent novel “Every Secret Has a Name” (the sequel to “The Only Child”) has been published in Korea and France.


Works

Short Story Collections

Fin-de-siècle Fairytales (1997)

30 Ways to Kill Your Husband (2006)

Happy Killers (2010)

The Trajectory of Stars (2015)


Full-length Novels

The Doll’s Garden (2009) – Grand Prize Winner of the 2009 Korean Detective Literature Award

The Only Child (2010)

Mara’s Children (2011)

Arin’s Gaze (2015)

The Night Your Star Disappeared (2018)

Every Secret Has a Name (2021)


서미애(1965~)는 한국의 소설가다. 1994년 <서울신문>신춘문예 추리소설 부문에 <남편을 죽이는 서른 가지 방법>으로 당선되며 작품활동을 시작했다. 작가는 흥미로운 구성과 짜임새있는 서사로 미스터리와 추리소설분야에서 독자들의 주목을 받고 있다. 작가는 소설 뿐 아니라 시나리오 작업에도 관심을 갖고 활동하고 있다. 


徐美爱(1965-)，韩国小说家。1994年《杀死丈夫的30种方法》（《남편을 죽이는 서른 가지 방법》）获《首尔新闻》新春文艺推理小说奖后，开始从事创作活动。其作品内容诙谐、叙事严谨，在侦探推理小说领域颇受读者瞩目。在小说创作期间，作家还从事剧本创作活动。


长篇小说《你的星星陨落的夜晚》（《당신의 별이 사라지던 밤》，2018/暖暖书屋(台湾)，2019）、

                   《所有的秘密都有名字》（《모든 비밀에는 이름이 있다》，2021）

  • The Only Child (2020)

Original Works3

Translated Books13 See More

E-books & Audiobooks5 See More

  • English(English) Audiobooks
    The Only Child
    SEO MI-AE et al / 서미애 / 2020 / -
  • Spanish(Español) E-books
    Hija única
    SEO MI-AE et al / 서미애 / 2020 / -
  • English(English) E-books
    The Only Child
    SEO MI-AE et al / 서미애 / 2020 / -

E-news26 See More

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