About Gu Byeong-mo
Born 1976. Gu Byeong-mo is a South Korean novelist and writer.
Gu Byeong-mo (; born 1976) is a South Korean writer. She made her literary debut in 2009 when her novel Wizard Bakery (μμ λ λ² μ΄μ»€λ¦¬ Wizard Bakery) won the 2nd Changbi Prize for Young Adult Fiction. Her 2015 short story collection Geugeosi namaneun anigireul (κ·Έκ²μ΄ λλ§μ μλκΈ°λ₯Ό I Hope It's Not Just Me) received the Today's Writer Award and Hwang Sun-won New Writers' Award. She penned the novels Pigeumallion aideul (νΌκ·Έλ§λ¦¬μ¨ μμ΄λ€ The Pygmalion Children), Agami (μκ°λ―Έ Gills), and Bangjuro oseyo (λ°©μ£Όλ‘ μ€μΈμ Come to Bangju) as well as the short story collection Gouineun anijiman (κ³ μλ μλμ§λ§ I Didn't Mean to But). Gu's debut novel Wijeodeu Beikeori was translated into Spanish by Minjeong Jeong and Irma Zyanja Gil YÑñez. They received the 24th Daesan Literary Award in 2016 for their translation.
Life Gu Byeong-mo was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1976. Gu studied Korean literature at Kyung Hee University.
Writing Many of Gu Byeong-mo's works are genre fiction. Her debut novel Wijeodeu beikeori (μμ λ λ² μ΄μ»€λ¦¬ Wizard Bakery) mixes mystery, horror, and fantasy. It is the first young adult novel in South Korea to employ magic as a major plot device, breaking the convention of the genre to deal with only realistic settings. The judges of the Changbi Prize for Young Adult Fiction chose Wijeodeu as the winner because it is a fantastical allegory that deviates from the standard coming-of-age story set in schools.
Gu's later works are also allegories that use unusual motifs to reveal a dark side of reality. βHwagapsonyeojeonβ (νκ°μλ μ Tale of the Match Girl) is a short story based on βThe Little Match Girlβ by Hans Christian Andersen. But instead of seeing wonderful visions in the glow of her matches, the protagonist only sees scenes of horror and tragedy. The story urges readers to question commonly accepted truths or lessons and to view the world in a new light.
Works Apartment Women (2024) μλ§μ μμ± (2024) γλ¨μ§ μμ€μΌ λΏμ΄λ€γ (λ¬Ένμ€νμ€) 2024.01 γμμ λ²ν λͺ¨λ κ²γ (λ¬Ένλλ€) 2023.07 γνμ (μμ€ νκ³Όμ μΈμ )γ (μμ¦λ€νμ°μ€) 2023.03 γλ‘λ μ μ¨μ μ± γ (μμ¨λΆμ€) 2023.12 γμμμ λ¬ΈμΌλ‘γ (λ¬Ένκ³Όμ§μ±μ¬) 2021.11 γλ°λκ³Ό κ°μ£½μ μγ (νλλ¬Έν) 2021.05 γλ λ²μ§Έ μλ©γ μ€ γμ΄μμ‘°μ μμ΄μκ²γ (2021) γμ¬μ₯μ μλμ μ΄μΌκΈ° (A Story Embroided In The Heart)γ (μλ₯΄ν ) 2020.03 γλ²λ μ€νΈλΌμ΄ν¬ (Bird Strike)γ (μ°½λΉ) 2019.03 γλ¨ νλμ λ¬Έμ₯ (The One Sentence)γ (λ¬Ένλλ€) 2018.11 γλ€ μ΄μμ μν (Four Neighbors' Dining Table)γ (λ―Όμμ¬) 2018.06 γμ΄λ νΌμ¨μ£Όμμμ μ’ μκΈ° (The Story of P.C.)γ (μμμ) 2017.10 γν μ€νΌμ μκ° (A Spoonful of Time)γ (μμ¦λ€νμ°μ€) 2016.09 γλΉ¨κ°κ΅¬λλΉ (The Red Shoes Party)γ (μ°½λΉ) 2015.09 γνκ³Ό (Damaged Fruit)γ (μμκ³Όλͺ¨μ) 2013.08 γνΌκ·Έλ§λ¦¬μ¨ μμ΄λ€ (The Pygmalion Children)γ (μ°½λΉ) 2012.06 γλ°©μ£Όλ‘ μ€μΈμ (Come to Bangju)γ (λ¬Ένκ³Όμ§μ±μ¬) 2012.01 γκ³ μλ μλμ§λ§ (I Didnβt Mean to But )γ (μμκ³Όλͺ¨μ) 2011.08 γμκ°λ―Έ (Gills)γ (μμκ³Όλͺ¨μ) 2011.03 γμμ λ λ² μ΄μ»€λ¦¬ (Wizard Bakery)γ (μ°½λΉ) 2009.03
co-authorship
γλ ν리λ μμ€γ (μ°½λΉκ΅μ‘) 2019.03
γ무민μ μ±μμ£Όμμγ (κ±·λμ¬λ) 2018.11
γλΆμμ μ£Όνμ (μ²μλ ν λ§ μμ€)γ (λ¬Ένλλ€) 2018.09
γνλ μμ΄ (Blue Child)γ (μ°½λΉ) 2018.09
γκ·Όλ°©μ νμ΄λ‘κ° λ무 λ§μ¬μ€λ (μΈκΈ° μκ° 8μΈμ μνΌνμ΄λ‘ λ¨νΈ μ€μλ¬μ§)γ (λ―ΌμμΈ) 2018.09
γμμ€ μ μ£Όγ (μλ₯΄λ μ) 2018.07
γκΏμ κΎΈμλ€κ³ λ§νλ€ (2018λ μ 42ν μ΄μλ¬Ένμ μνμ§)γ (λ¬Ένμ¬μ) 2018.01
γνλ¨ μ€λΉ μκ² (νλ―Έλμ¦ μμ€)γ (λ€μ°μ± λ°©) 2017.11
γμ 7ν λ¬Έμ§λ¬Ένμ μμμνμ§ (ν볡μ κ³Όν)γ (λ¬Ένκ³Όμ§μ±μ¬) 2017.06
γμλ , μλ λ₯Ό λ§λλ€ (ν©μμμ μλκΈ° μ΄μ΄μ°κΈ°)γ (λ¬Ένκ³Όμ§μ±μ¬) 2016.05
γκ·Έκ²μ΄ λλ§μ μλκΈ°λ₯Ό (2015 μ€λμ μκ°μ μμμ)γ May It Not Be Just Me (λ¬Ένκ³Όμ§μ±μ¬) 2015.03
γ겨μΈμ λλΉ (μ 4ν λ¬Έμ§λ¬Ένμ μμμνμ§, 2014)γ (λ¬Ένκ³Όμ§μ±μ¬) 2014.05
γν.μ€ κ±Έμλ¨νΈμ γ (μμκ³Όλͺ¨μ) 2014.04
γμ°λ€ μ°Έ, μ¬λ (9μΈ 9μ μκ°λ€μ μ λ¬Έλ΅ κ°μ μ°μ μμ)γ (λλ€) 2013.07
γν볡ν λ¬ΈννΈμ§ (48μΈμ μκ°κ° λ μμκ² λ€λ €μ£Όλ λͺ»λ€ ν μ΄μΌκΈ°)γ (μΆμ΄λ³΄μ΄λμ°½) 2013.06 γμκ°κ° μ μ ν μ€λμ μμ€ (2011)γ (μκ°) 2011.03 γμ€λμ μ₯λ₯΄ λ¬Ένγ (ν©κΈκ°μ§) 2010.11
Works in Translation (partial)
Source:
The Old Woman with the Knife (English) La panaderΓa encantada (Spanish) Fils de l'eau (French) AZALEA (Journal of Korean Literature & Culture) : Volume Ten (English)
Adaptation
In 2025, her novel The Old Woman with the Knife was adapted into a feature film The Old Woman with the Knife (νκ³Ό) directed by Min Kyu-dong. The film will premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025 as part of Berlinale Special programme.
Awards 2016: Daesan Literary Award, translation category 2015: Today's Writer Award 2015: Hwang Sun-won New Writers' Award 2009: Changbi Prize for Young Adult Fiction 2022: Kim You jeong Academic Award
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