The Story
Author: Park Seolyeon
Publisher: Harpervia
Published: 04/28/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780063429758
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2026 pg. 42
Publishers Weekly 02/16/2026
Booklist 03/01/2026
About the Author
Seolyeon, Park: -
Born in 1989, Park Seolyeon made her debut winning the Silcheon Munhak New Writers Prize in 2015 for her short story "Mickey Mouse Club." Her books include the novels The Job of Marta, The Shirley Club, A Magical Girl Retires, and Capitalists Must Starve, which won the 2018 Hankyoreh Literature Prize, as well as the story collections My Hormones Made Me Do It, Your Mom's the Better Player, and Me, Me, Madeline. Her stories have been translated into Japanese, French, German, and English. She lives in Seoul, South Korea.
Png, Gene: -Gene Png is a literary translator and illustrator based in Seoul. She was awarded the Grand Prize in Poetry at the 53rd The Korea Times' Translation Awards, and was the National Centre for Writing's Korean Prose Mentee in 2023 where she was mentored by Anton Hur. Her translation of Cheon Seon-Ran's THE SAVIOR AT NIGHT was published by Bloomsbury in 2025.
Description
Author: Park Seolyeon
Publisher: Harpervia
Published: 04/28/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780063429758
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2026 pg. 42
Publishers Weekly 02/16/2026
Booklist 03/01/2026
About the Author
Seolyeon, Park: -
Born in 1989, Park Seolyeon made her debut winning the Silcheon Munhak New Writers Prize in 2015 for her short story "Mickey Mouse Club." Her books include the novels The Job of Marta, The Shirley Club, A Magical Girl Retires, and Capitalists Must Starve, which won the 2018 Hankyoreh Literature Prize, as well as the story collections My Hormones Made Me Do It, Your Mom's the Better Player, and Me, Me, Madeline. Her stories have been translated into Japanese, French, German, and English. She lives in Seoul, South Korea.
Png, Gene: -Gene Png is a literary translator and illustrator based in Seoul. She was awarded the Grand Prize in Poetry at the 53rd The Korea Times' Translation Awards, and was the National Centre for Writing's Korean Prose Mentee in 2023 where she was mentored by Anton Hur. Her translation of Cheon Seon-Ran's THE SAVIOR AT NIGHT was published by Bloomsbury in 2025.
