5/23/2023 0 Comments Cursed Bunny by Bora ChungSeoul-born Chung, 46, has published three novels and three short stories. The English-language translation was published under Honford Star, an independent publishing house in Britain. It was published in Korea by Arzak in 2017 and translated by Anton Hur in 2021. Described by the Booker Prize as "a genre-defying collection," "Cursed Bunny" includes short stories of horror, sci-fi and fantasy and addresses modern societal issues of patriarchy and capitalism. The shortlist was released by Frank Wynne, chair of the 2022 International Booker Prize Jury, at The London Book Fair in London. The others in the running are: "The Books of Jacob" by Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and translated by Jennifer Croft "The Tomb of Sand" by Indian author Geetanjali Shree and translated by Daisy Rockwell "Elena Knows" by Argentinian author Claudia PiƱeiro and translated by Frances Riddle "Heaven" by Japanese author Mieko Kawakami and translated by Samuel Bett and David Boyd and "A New Name: Septology VI-VII" by Norwegian author Jon Fosse and translated by Damion Searls. Cover of "Cursed Bunny" "Cursed Bunny," a collection of short stories by Bora Chung translated by Anton Hur, made the 2022 International Booker Prize shortlist along with five other books on Thursday.
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