Eun Heekyung began her literary career in 1995 with the novella “Duet”. She is the author of many books, including the short-story collections Talking to a Stranger, Beauty Looks Down on Me, A Snowflake that Looks Like All the Others, A Rose Named Rose, the full-length novels Gift of the Birds, Secrets and Lies, A Composed Life, and The Past of Light. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the Yi Sang Literature Prize, the Dong-in Literature Prize, and the Hwang Sun-won Literature Prize.