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Bora Chung has written three novels and four 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 translates modern literary works from Russian and Polish into Korean and writes generally unrealistic stories. Among her works, Cursed Bunny, a collection of short stories, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022. She is currently the president of the Science Fiction Writers Union of Korea.

Anton Hur was double-longlisted and shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize. His translations include Bora Chung's Cursed Bunny, Kang Kyeong-ae's The Underground Village, and the title story in Park Kyongni's The Age of Doubt. He resides in Seoul.