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Podcast: Books and Beyond with Bound
Episode: 5.18 Bora Chung: Cursed Bunnies, Ghosts, and Dark Lore of South Korea
Description: Find out how stories about South-Korean legends and dark lore made their way to the 2022 International Booker Prize shortlist!Join Tara and Michelle as they speak to South-Korean writer, Bora Chung, about her book “Cursed Bunny” – a collection of short stories that blends elements of magical realism, horror, and science fiction. How can speculative fiction be used to offer a critique of unequal systems like patriarchy? How does one choose between being action-oriented or emotion-oriented in a story? How can one derive inspiration from mundane life for writing horror or magical realism? What does the pr...