CURSED BUNNY is a book that screams to be read late into the night and passed on to the nearest set of hands the very next day. The titular fable centers on a cursed lamp in the approachable shape of a rabbit, fit for a child’s bedroom.

Another story follows a young monster, forced into underground fight rings without knowing the force of his own power. It was published in Korea by Arzak in 2017 and translated by Anton Hur in 2021. “The Embodiment” takes us into a dystopian gynecology office where a pregnant woman is told that her baby must have a father or face horrific consequences. Described by the Booker Prize as 'a genre-defying collection,' 'Cursed Bunny' includes short stories of horror, sci-fi and fantasy and addresses modern societal issues of patriarchy and capitalism. “The Head” follows a woman haunted by her own waste. Those are some of the bizarre, twisted plot lines in 'Cursed Bunny,'. But Chung’s rare, haunting universe could be our own, illuminating the ills of contemporary society. A girl whose brother feeds on her blood, robots that take revenge on their owner and a bunny lamp with a deadly curse. Translated by the acclaimed Anton Hur, Chung’s stories are wildly unique and imaginative, by turns thought-provoking and stomach-turning, where monstrous creatures take the shapes of furry woodland creatures and danger lurks in unexpected corners of everyday apartment buildings. Cursed Bunny - by Bora Chung (Paperback) 13. From a rising star of Korean literature, CURSED BUNNY is a collection that will shock and surprise readers with each new tale.

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