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Talking to a Stranger

Talking to a Stranger

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Product Code:
1236-01
ISBN
978-619-152-477-8
SKU
17.0043
Year
07-08-2014
Translation
from Korean: So Young Kim
Pages
176
Size
130/200 мм
Weight
0.2 kg
Cover Type
Paperback
Genre
Short Stories, Eastern Fiction Books, Korea

Eun Heekyung

Eun Heekyung

Eun Heekyung (born in 1959) is a South Korean writer. Eun was born in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do in 1959. She did her undergraduate degree in literature at Sookmyung Women's University, and her graduate degree in the same field at Yonsei University, both in Seoul. Her childhood was full of fairy tales and children's stories that her parents purchased for her. Since childhood, Eun had desired to be a wr…

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Eun Heekyung: Born in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do Province in 1959. Her short story “Duet” won the Dong-A Ilbo Literature Award in 1995, launching her on a professional writing career. In the same year, she won the Munhakdongne Fiction Award for her novel “A Gift from a Bird” and two years later her short story collection “Talking to a Stranger” won the Dongseo Literature Award.


When we try to call someone from behind, we use a name. But she was a little unusual. When she calls someone, she doesn’t call by name, like most people do. She uses a nickname she made up or a language known only to her.

But I think the reason she is so unfortunate lies in the weird way she communicates with others.

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