{"title":"Bora Chung","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the darkly imaginative world of Bora Chung, where horror, science fiction, and feminist themes intertwine. Explore her acclaimed short stories and novels, perfect for readers seeking thought-provoking and unsettling narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cursed-bunny-book-bora-chung-9781643753607","title":"Cursed Bunny","description":"\u003cb\u003eA wildly original novel from a rising star of Korean literature--surreal, chilling fables that take on the patriarchy, capitalism, and the reign of big tech with absurdist humor and a (sometimes literal) bite.   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From an author never before published in the United States, \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e is unique and imaginative, blending horror, sci-fi, fairy tales, and speculative fiction into stories that defy categorization. By turns thought-provoking and stomach-turning, here monsters take the shapes of furry woodland creatures and danger lurks in unexpected corners of everyday apartment buildings. But in this unforgettable collection, translated by the acclaimed Anton Hur, Chung's absurd, haunting universe could be our own.   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The Head\" follows a woman haunted by her own bodily waste. \"The Embodiment\" takes us into a dystopian gynecology office where a pregnant woman is told that she must find a father for her baby or face horrific consequences. Another story follows a young monster, forced into underground fight rings without knowing his own power. The titular fable centers on a cursed lamp in the shape of a rabbit, fit for a child's bedroom but for its sinister capabilities.   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e No two stories are alike, and readers will be torn whether to race through them or savor Chung's wit and frenetic energy on every page. \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that screams to be read late into the night and passed on to the nearest set of hands the very next day.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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.\" ―Kelly Link, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGet In Trouble  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Finalist for the 2023 National Book Award in Translated Literature ","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49526637297937,"sku":"CIN1643753606G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50163757416721,"sku":"CIN1643753606VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50238102929681,"sku":"CIN1643753606A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51043385377041,"sku":"NIN9781643753607","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53718606315793,"sku":"GOR015015047","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1643753606.jpg?v=1773316758"},{"product_id":"cursed-bunny-book-bora-chung-9781916277182","title":"Cursed Bunny","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49741314425105,"sku":"NGR9781916277182","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49757126230289,"sku":"GOR012231215","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49859463610641,"sku":"CIN1916277187G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49878715498769,"sku":"GOR011585140","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49939074646289,"sku":"GOR012708172","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50148749345041,"sku":"GOR013870843","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50303450448145,"sku":"CIN1916277187VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1916277187.jpg?v=1786528506"},{"product_id":"your-utopia-book-bora-chung-9781915829016","title":"Your Utopia","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49753356337425,"sku":"NGR9781915829016","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50445451591953,"sku":"GOR013953510","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50515778371857,"sku":"GOR013982048","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51513570361617,"sku":"GOR014310582","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51729080025361,"sku":"CIN1915829011VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1915829011.jpg?v=1779443196"},{"product_id":"your-utopia-book-bora-chung-9781643756219","title":"Your Utopia","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author and translator of the National Book Award Finalist, \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny,\u003c\/i\u003e a fresh, uncanny, and utterly profound collection of stories set in near and distant futures that reflect our deepest fears\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand deepest desires.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bora Chung's inimitable blend of horror, absurdity, and dark humor reaches its peak in these tales of loss and discovery, dystopia and idealism, death and immortality. In a thrilling translation by the acclaimed Anton Hur, readers will experience a variety of possible fates for humanity, from total demise via a disease whose only symptom is casual cannibalism to a world in which even dreams can be monitored and used to convict people of crimes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \"The Center for Immortality Research,\" a low-level employee runs herself ragged planning a fancy gala for donors only to be blamed for the chaos that ensues during the event in front of the mysterious celebrity benefactors hoping to live forever. In \"A Song for Sleep,\" an AI elevator in an apartment complex develops a tender, one-sided love for an elderly resident. \"Seed\" traverses the final frontier of capitalism's destruction of the planet\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ebut nature always creeps back to life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e If you haven't yet experienced the fruits of Chung's singular imagination, \u003ci\u003eYour Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e is waiting.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e TIME \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2024, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews' \u003c\/i\u003eBest Fiction of 2024\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Chung builds out her stories with imagination, absurdity and a dry sense of humor, all applied with X-Acto knife precision.\" \u003c\/b\u003e―\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Kleeman, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50272105365777,"sku":"GOR013907395","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50527664341265,"sku":"CIN1643756214VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51044076060945,"sku":"NIN9781643756219","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52107294769425,"sku":"CIN1643756214G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52995572400401,"sku":"CIN1643756214LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53534292869393,"sku":"GOR014956708","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53597297672465,"sku":"CIN1643756214A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1643756214.jpg?v=1773317918"},{"product_id":"midnight-timetable-book-bora-chung-9780349705170","title":"The Midnight Timetable","description":"\u003cp\u003e*Shortlisted for the\u003cb\u003e 2026 URSULA K. LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEqual parts bone-chilling, wryly funny and deeply political,\u003ci\u003e The Midnight Timetable\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful work of literary horror from one of our time's greatest imaginations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Truly nightmarish.' \u003cb\u003eAndrew Michael Hurley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I inhaled Bora Chung's book of ghost stories and then slept with the light on!' \u003cb\u003eAvni Doshi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Uniquely brilliant and exquisitely demented' \u003cb\u003eGerardo Sámano Córdova\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a labyrinthine research facility, where those who open the wrong door might find it's disappeared behind them or that the echoing footsteps they're running from are their own, an unnamed protagonist begins their night shift under the watchful eye of the building's enigmatic senior guard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Each evening, as the fluorescent lights flicker and the silence grows heavier, the guard shares another tale of cursed objects and lives unspooled by vengeance, sorrow or revelation. But these are not mere ghost stories. They're warnings. Lessons. Or, perhaps, confessions . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  As the nights stretch on and reality frays, our protagonist starts to suspect that the building itself is alive with malevolent intent and that the objects they guard aren't just cursed. They're waiting. Watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Electrifying. A feast of a book. Strange, hypnotic and audacious.'\u003cb\u003e Irenosen Okojie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating novel of shifting realities centred by a steady, humane heart. Bora Chung is a master of concocting dreamscapes that linger.'\u003cb\u003e Marie-Helene Bertino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'These ghost stories . . .  mist off the page and leave the real world hazy and askew.'\u003cb\u003e Pemi Aguda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51596332171537,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51596332499217,"sku":"NGR9780349705170","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52419766747409,"sku":"NLS9780349705170","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52647869153553,"sku":"GOR014575154","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52652678709521,"sku":"GOR014577262","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52832323764497,"sku":"GOR014634087","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0349705178.jpg?v=1771502497"},{"product_id":"red-sword-book-bora-chung-9781915829078","title":"Red Sword","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51629842432273,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51629842661649,"sku":"NGR9781915829078","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51736779391249,"sku":"GOR014384937","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51896486986001,"sku":"GOR014452210","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52774177997073,"sku":"GOR014616693","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52879502803217,"sku":"CIN1915829070LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53257545154833,"sku":"CIN1915829070VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1915829070.jpg?v=1779443813"},{"product_id":"midnight-timetable-book-bora-chung-9781643756639","title":"Midnight Timetable","description":"\u003cb\u003e*A FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST TRANSLATED NOVEL*\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Like the objects collected in this deliciously haunting book, \u003ci\u003eMidnight Timetable\u003c\/i\u003e will absorb you in the shadows of its imagination, marvelous oddness, humor, and heart.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerardo Sámano Córdova\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the author and translator of the National Book Award finalist and Booker Prize shortlisted \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a novel-in-ghost-stories, set in a mysterious research center that houses cursed objects, where those who open the wrong door might find it's disappeared behind them, or that the echoing footsteps they're running from are their own... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The acclaimed Korean horror and sci-fi writer's goosebump-inducing new book follows an employee on the night shift at the Institute. They soon learn why some employees don't last long at the center. The handkerchief in Room 302 once belonged to the late mother of two sons, whose rivalry imbues the handkerchief with undue power and unravels the lives of those who seek to possess it. Meanwhile a live-streaming, ghost-chasing employee steals a cursed sneaker down the hall, but later finds he can't escape its tread. The cat in Room 206 begins to reveal the crimes of its former family, wanting to understand its own path to the Institute's dimly lit halls. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But Chung's haunted institute isn't just a chilling place to play. As in her astounding collections \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYour Utopia,\u003c\/i\u003e these violent allegories subtly excavate the horrors of animal cosmetic testing, \"conversion therapy,\" domestic abuse, and late-stage capitalism. Equal parts bone-chilling, wryly funny, and deeply political,\u003ci\u003e Midnight Timetable\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful work of literary horror from one of our time's greatest imaginations. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52457801842961,"sku":"CIN164375663XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52492069372177,"sku":"CIN164375663XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52494892138769,"sku":"NIN9781643756639","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53719787634961,"sku":"NGR9781643756639","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781643756639.jpg?v=1759422310"},{"product_id":"the-midnight-timetable-a-novel-in-ghost-stories-book-bora-chung-9781408773499","title":"The Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53062094848273,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53062095175953,"sku":"GOR014721557","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781408773499.jpg?v=1769341282"},{"product_id":"grocery-list-book-bora-chung-9798990416529","title":"Grocery List","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53612349620497,"sku":"NGR9798990416529","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9798990416529.jpg?v=1780309923"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-bora-chung.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}