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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE AND WINNER OF A PEN/HEIM TRANSLATION GRANT

Cool brilliantly demented Khorrorjust the way I like it Ed Park author of Personal Days

A stunning wildly original debut from a rising star of Korean literaturesurreal chilling fables that take on the patriarchy capitalism and the reign of big tech with absurdist humor and a sometimes literal bite

From an author never before published in the United States Cursed Bunny is unique and imaginative blending horror scifi fairytales and speculative fiction into stories that defy categorization By turns thoughtprovoking and stomachturning 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 Chungs absurd haunting universe could be our own illuminating the ills of contemporary society

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 the force of his own power The titular fable centers on a cursed lamp in the approachable shape of a rabbit fit for a childs bedroom but for its sinister capabilities

No two stories are alike and readers will be torn whether to race through them or savor Chungs wit and frenetic energy on every page Cursed Bunny 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