Cheon Unyeong (, born 1971) is a modern

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n writer.

Life

Cheon Unyeong was born in 1971 in

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. She studied creative writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts, and graduated from Hanyang University with a B.A. in

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. She attended graduate school at

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'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'' (, 2001) * ''Myeongrang'' (, 2004)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheon, Unyeong 1971 births South Korean writers South Korean women novelists Living people People from Seoul Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni Hanyang University alumni Korea University alumni