Bora Chung is a writer of science fiction and generally unrealistic stories. She has an MA in Russian and East European area studies from Yale University and a PhD in Slavic literatures from Indiana University. She teaches Russian language and literature and science fiction studies at Yonsei University and translates modern literary works from Russian and Polish into Korean. Her translations include The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, The Seven Churches by Miloš Urban, and The Marriage by Witold Gombrowicz. She has published three novels and three short story collections. Cursed Bunny, her first book to appear in English translation, is forthcoming from Honford Star in 2021.