About the Author

Bora Chung (Author)
Bora Chung has written three novels and three collections of short stories. She has an MA in Russian and East European area studies from Yale University, and a PhD in Slavic literature from Indiana University. She currently teaches Russian language and literature and science fiction studies at Yonsei University, and translates modern literary works from Russian and Polish into Korean.

Anton Hur (Translator)
Anton Hur was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won a PEN Translates award for Kang Kyeong-ae's The Underground Village. He lives in Seoul.