Grace Jung
Grace Jung (정현주, born 1987) is a Korean American stand-up comedian, writer, translator and film producer.[1] She is the author of the novel Deli Ideology, about a college graduate working in a delicatessen during the recession after 2008.[2][3][4]
In 2016, her translation of 벌레 이야기 by Yi Chong-jun was published in Two Stories from Korea: "The Wounded" and "The Abject".[5]
Jung has also translated a collection of select short stories by Kim Tongin which was published by Honford Star in 2017 entitled Sweet Potato.[6]
Biography
Jung was born in Busan, South Korea, and immigrated to Brooklyn, New York in 1992. She earned her B.A. in English Literature at Pace University. She is currently a PhD candidate in Cinema and Media Studies at UCLA. She is a former Fulbright Scholar.[7]
Awards
- Academy of American Poets Prize
- Fulbright Research Scholarship
References
- ^ "A-Town Boyz Movie | CREW". atownboyzmovie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ "Grace Jung's debut novel "Deli Ideology" explores Korean American identity & history". Reappropriate. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Marshall, Colin. "Colin Marshall interviews Grace Jung". Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Rostad, Rachel. "Books: Grace Jung's Deli Ideology". Hyphen. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Cheong-Jun, Yi. Lee, Jennifer; Jung, Grace (eds.). Two Stories from Korea: "The Wounded" and "The Abject". ISBN 978-1-937385-83-5.
- ^ http://www.honfordstar.com/sweet-potato
- ^ "Terry's Stories". Cortland Review.