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Kang Jiyoung(강지영)

 Kang  Jiyoung

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Title
Kang Jiyoung
Family Name
Kang
First Name
Jiyoung
Middle Name
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Pen Name
Kang Jiyoung, 강지영, คังจีย็อง
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Occupation
Novelist
Period
Modern
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Kang Ji-young is from Paju, Gyeonggi Province, and writes fiction and webtoons. She is the author of the short story collections Goodbye Paradise and Time for the Dogs to Eat, the novels The New Culture Quarantine Office, Mrs. Shim Is a Killer, Elza’s Ha-yin, The Frankenstein Family, The Circus in the Dark Forest, Yawns Are Delicious, Pheromone Boutique, The Killer’s Shopping Mall, How to Not Die and Become an Adult, Good Driver, More Human Than Humans, An Almost Splendid Moment, and more. She has also serialized webtoons on Naver and KakaoPage, including Stiletto, Sawol the Witch, The Killer’s Shopping List, and others. Her work has been published in translation in Thailand and is forthcoming in English translations.

경기도 파주의 소도시에서 소설과 웹툰 대본을 쓰고 있다. 그간 출간한 소설로는 작품집 『굿바이 파라다이스』 『개들이 식사할 시간』과 장편소설 『신문물검역소』 『심여사는 킬러』 『엘자의 하인』 『프랑켄슈타인 가족』 『어두운 숲 속의 서커스』 『하품은 맛있다』 『페로몬 부티크』 『살인자의 쇼핑몰』 『죽지 않고 어른이 되는 법』 『굿드라이버』 『인간보다 인간적인』 『거의 황홀한 순간』 등이 있다. 네이버와 카카오페이지에서 『스틸레토』 『마녀 사월』 『살인자의 쇼핑목록』 등의 웹툰을 연재했다. 태국에서의 번역서 출간 이후 영국에서의 출간을 앞두고 있다. 

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Translated Books7 See More

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