Cheon Unyeong


Cheon Unyeong is a modern South Korean writer.

Life

Cheon Unyeong was born in 1971 in Seoul, South Korea. She studied creative writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts, and graduated from Hanyang University with a B.A. in journalism. She attended graduate school at Korea University's School of Literature. Although Cheon Unyeong has only produced two volumes of short stories, she is considered a groundbreaking Korean author, and her works have been the subject of much analysis and critical acclaim.

Career

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea summarizes Cheon's work:

Works

Works in translation

  • ''Adieu le cirque!''

    Works in Korean (partial)

  • The Needle
  • ''Myeongrang''