Authors
Jeong Yeong Seon Novelist South Korea
Jeong Yeong Seon was born in Namhae, Gyeongsangnam-do in 1963. She received her B.A. in Korean Language and Literature from Pusan National University. She made her literary debut when Munye Joongang journal published her short story “The Beauty of the Parallel” in 1997. She is known for her wide range of subject matters and her insights into the changes of time and Korean society through her depiction of the assassination of Empress Myeongseong in Time of Water and of North Korean people who defect for different reasons in Thinking People. Her works include the novels Thread Moon, Time of Water, Soft and Chewy Fear, and Thinking People, and the short story collection The Beauty of the Parallel. She is the recipient of the Busan Literary Award, Busan Writer's Award, Bongsaeng Culture Award, and Yosan Kim Jeong-han Literary Award.
Participation Program
[Writers in Conversation] Diasporic Imagination
ⓒ Alexander Belov
ⓒ Athul Prasad
ⓒ Francesca Mantovanil
ⓒ Jen Cunnion
ⓒ Pierrick Delobelle
Opening Ceremony