Choe Yun
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Born in Seoul in 1953, Ch’oe Yunreceived her MA in Korean Literature from Sogang University, and her PhD inFrench Literature from the University of Provence Aix-Marseille. She debuted asa literary critic in 1978 with the publication of her essay in Literature& Thought. Her fiction writing was first published in 1988 in Literatureand Society. She is the author of the short story collections There a Petal Silently Falls, Whisper Yet, The Thirteen-Scent Flower, First Encounter, andA Shared Journey; the novels You Are No Longer, Winter Atlantis,Mannequin, Orikmansti, and Blue Gate; and the prosecollection Confessions of a Shy Outsider. Ch’oe is the winner of Dong-inLiterary Award, the Yi Sang Literary Award and the Lee Hyoseok Literary Award.She is Professor Emeritus of the Department of European Languages and Culturesat Sogang University.