Grace Jung
Grace Jung (정현주, born 1987) is a Korean American 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]
Biography
Jung was born in Busan, South Korea, and emigrated to Brooklyn, New York in 1992. She earned her B.A. in English Literature at Pace University. She earned her master of arts degree in Cinema and Media Studies from UCLA. She is a former Fulbright Scholar.[6]
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. 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.
- ^ "Terry's Stories". Cortland Review.