'Cool, brilliantly demented K-horror-just the way I like it!' - Ed Park, author of Personal Days In short, this collection may, in fact, be a cursed object in the best possible way.SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE AND WINNER OF A PEN/HEIM TRANSLATION GRANT Like the work of Carmen Maria Machado and Aoko Matsuda, Chung's stories are so wonderfully, blisteringly strange and powerful that it's almost impossible to put Cursed Bunny down.

'If you were the kind of child who was enthralled by Scary Stories to Read in the Dark, Bora Chung writes for you. All we can say is buckle in, because when these stories take their horrific turn there's no setting them down.' 'Sharp, wildly inventive, and slightly demented (in the most enjoyable way, of course). Violet Kupersmith, The New York Times Book Review She and Hur always keep the reader at a slight distance in order for the more chilling twists to land with maximum impact, allowing us to walk ourselves into the trap.' Even as Chung presents a catalogue of grotesqueries that range from unsettling to seared-into-the-brain disturbing, her power is in restraint. 'Anton Hur's nimble translation manages to capture the tricky magic of Chung's voice - its wry humour and overarching coolness broken by sudden, thrilling dips into passages of vivid description. Using elements of the fantastic and surreal, Chung exposes the very real horrors and cruelties of patriarchy and capitalism in modern society, gliding effortlessly from terrifying to wryly humorous in a skilful translation by the acclaimed Anton Hur. This genre-defying collection of short stories blurs the lines between magical realism, horror, and science fiction.

A young monster, forced to fight, discovers the extent of his power. A pregnant woman is told she must find a father for her unborn baby or face horrific consequences. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE AND WINNER OF A PEN/HEIM TRANSLATION GRANT.Ī woman is haunted by her own bodily waste.

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