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Find out how stories about South-Korean legends and dark lore made their way to the 2022 International Booker Prize shortlist!

Join Tara and Michelle as they speak to South-Korean writer, Bora Chung, about her book \\u201cCursed Bunny\\u201d \\u2013 a collection of short stories that blends elements of magical realism, horror, and science fiction. How can speculative fiction be used to offer a critique of unequal systems like patriarchy? How does one choose between being action-oriented or emotion-oriented in a story? How can one derive inspiration from mundane life for writing horror or magical realism? What does the process of translation entail?

Tune in to find out!

Books and shows mentioned in this episode:

• The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
• Mist Bound by Darrell Ko
• The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem
• The Origin of Species and other stories by Kim Bo-young
• The Tower by Bae Myung-Hoon
• Launch Something by Bae Myung-Hoon
• Counterweight by Djuna
• The Severance
• Hatching
• Men
• Titan
• The Last of Us
• I am Legend
• Train to Busan

Produced by Aishwarya Javalgekar
Sound edit by Kshitij Jadhav

\\u2018Books and Beyond with Bound\\u2019 is the podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D\\u2019costa uncover how their books reflect the realities of our lives and society today. Find out what drives India\\u2019s finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, insecurities to publishing journeys. Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Follow us @boundindia on all social media platforms.