Bora Chung: Cursed Bunny

Today I’m excited to be sharing an interview with one of my
favourite short story writers, Bora Chung. Bora is a South Korean
writer, as well as a translator. She has a pHD in Slavic
literature. I first encountered her work when her short story
collection Cursed Bunny was shortlisted for the International
Booker Prize in 2022, translated from the original Korean into
English by Anton Hur – straight out of the gate, from the opening
line, it’s unlike anything else I’ve ever read. The first line is
“She was about to flush the toilet” – and you’ll hear Bora explain
this story later in the interview. This was her debut collection in
English, but this first story was actually first published in 1998.
She has since published another short story collection titled Your
Utopia, as well as novels Midnight Timetable and Red Sword. Bora
joined me backstage at the Gothenburg Book Festival in Sweden to
discuss her work. Please welcome to the Inklings Book Club, Bora
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