Bora Chung

Bora Chung is a South Korean author popularly known for her International Booker Prize award shortlisted short story collection book Cursed Bunny. She was born and raised in Seoul. Her two parents were dentists. She attended Yale University, majoring in Russian and East European area studies. Bora later attended Indiana University, earning a PhD in Slavic literature. She has taught literature, the Russian language, and science fiction studies at Yonsei University. She has also served as a social activist. Bora Chung has authored three novels and three short story collections. She draws influences from influential authors such as Park Wan-Suh, Bruno Jasieński, Bruno Schulz, and Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Andrei Platonov.