In a commentary for Jung Yong-jun’s first short story collection, Gana (가나), ㅣiterary critic Kim Hyeongjung has said that “Jung Yong-jun’s pedigree follows that of writers that have desexualized the energy for death impulse, which includes Chang Yong-hak, Son Chang-sop, Nam Jung-hyun, Park Sang-ryoong, Baek Min-seok, Paik Gahuim, and Pyun Hye Young”, adding that “across the history of Korean literature, it is not easy to find such beautiful writing of death”. As if he is living up to such praise, Jung Yong-jun is writing based on the fear, as well as familiarity of sleeplessness. Jung Yong-jun was awarded the Hwang Sun-won Literary Award for his short story, “Seolleung sanchaek” (선릉산책 A Walk Along Seolleung) in 2016.

Ilyeon(1206~1289) is a representative Buddhist monk in the late Goryeo Dynasty.

Lee Rury (1969-) is a South Korean children’s writer who established the picture book publishing company BookGoodCome in 2009 and wrote children’s books including Bukgeukgom koda, kkaman ko (북극곰 코다, 까만 코 Koda the Polar Bear, Black Nose), Kkaman koda (까만 코다 Black Koda), and Bukgeukgom koda, ho (북극곰 코다, 호 Koda the Polar Bear, Hoo). In 2014, Lee opened the picture book store Frederic Books and ushered in a boom in specialty picture book stores and independent bookstores. •Picture book Bukgeukgom koda (북극곰 코다 Koda the Polar Bear) (2010) •Picture book Jiguinege (지구인에게 Dear Earthlings) (2017)

Son Bo-mi debuted in 2009 when she received the Twenty-First Century journal’s New Writer’s Award and launched a full-fledged literary career in 2011 when she won the DongA Ilbo Spring Literature Contest. She has authored the short story collections Bringing Them the Lindy Hop, Elegant Nights and Cats, The Dream of Love, and Manhattan Fireflies, the novella The God of Coincidence, the novels Dear Ralph Lauren and Little Village, Children of Disappeared Forest, and the essay Everybody Lies. She has received the Munhakdongne Young Writers’ Award, Hankook Ilbo Literary Award, the Kim Junseong Literary Award, the Daesan Literary Award, and Yi Sang Literary Award, etc.