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Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Translated Literature | 2023 | Shortlist | |
| International Booker Prize | 2022 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A collection of uncanny stories blending horror, folklore, and biting social satire. A fox who produces pearls from her body, a rabbit-shaped nightlight that curses a family's greed. Shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize.
About the Author
Bora Chung is a South Korean author born in 1976, known for her genre-bending short fiction that blends horror, science fiction, and social satire. Her collection *Cursed Bunny*, shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, was praised for its darkly inventive storytelling. She is also a professor of Russian language and literature.
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