Cheon Unyeong was born in 1971 in
Seoul, South Korea. She studied
creative writing at
Seoul Institute of the Arts, and graduated from
Hanyang University with a
B.A. in
journalism. She attended graduate school at
Korea University's School of Literature. Although Cheon Unyeong has only produced two volumes of short stories, she is considered a groundbreaking Korean author, and her works have been the subject of much analysis and critical acclaim. ==Career==