The author, who made her debut in 1997 through Munye Joongang, has written the short story collection "The Beauty of Parallel" and novels including "The Moon Made of Silk", "The Time of Water", "Shames", and "The Squishy and Sticky Fear". She has received several awards such as the Busan Literary Award, the Busan Writer's Award, and the Bongsaeng Culture Award (Literature). Additionally, from 2013 to 2014, she worked as a teacher dispatched by the Ministry of Education at Hanawon (a support center for North Korean defectors) in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, where she was involved in youth education.