Djuna Explained

Djuna
Pseudonym:Lee Youngsoo
Occupation:Writer
Language:Korean
Nationality:South Korean
Period:1994~
Genre:science fiction
Notableworks:The Pacific Express

Djuna is a South Korean pseudonymous science fiction writer and film critic. Djuna is managed by Greenbook Agency.[1]

Life

The identity of Djuna is unknown, and Djuna prefers the personal pronoun "they."[2] They publish all their works under the name Djuna, and interviews are done by e-mail correspondence or online chats.[3] [4] For some of their early works, they used the name Lee Youngsoo, but it is generally taken as a pseudonym, because Lee Youngsoo is one of the most common names in Korea.[5]

They explain the name Djuna as coming from writer Djuna Barnes and a character in a work by the pseudonymous Ellery Queen. The capitalization was due to Djuna's belief that using lowercase letters for proper nouns was "awkward".[6]

In 2020, Djuna succeeded Soyeon Jeong as the second president of the Science Fiction Writers Union of the Republic of Korea, leaving office in 2021.

Works

Djuna debuted in 1997 with the anthology Butterfly War.

In 2023 their first major work has been translated to English (the novel Counterweight).[7] [8]

Reception

Since the 1990s, Djuna has been one of the most prolific and important writers in the South Korean science fiction field.[9] [10] Djuna been described as "a literary giant in Korea".

Selected works

They have published seven short story collections, six novels, and two essays.

Short story collections

Novels

Film criticism

Non-fiction

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenbook Literary Agency: Djuna. live. 3 April 2019. dgugspress.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507164834/https://www.grb-agency.com/djuna . 7 May 2021 .
  2. Web site: 정체불명의 가면을 쓰고 이야기하는 듀나 – 동국대학교 대학원신문. dgugspress.com. 3 April 2019.
  3. Web site: [촉ㆍ감] 얼굴 없는 평론가 듀나…문학 갈등 사이에 끼다]. 22 February 2016. Hankook Ilbo. ko. 3 April 2019.
  4. Web site: [박성원의 미래사회]한국에 과학소설이 희귀한 이유]. www.etnews.com. 14 July 2010. 대한민국 IT포털의 중심! 이티뉴스. ko. 3 April 2019.
  5. Web site: 얼굴없는 사이버 작가 DJUNA. Naver News. ko. 3 April 2019.
  6. Web site: 24 April 2004 . DJUNA는 무슨 뜻이고 왜 듀나라고 발음되나요? . What does DJUNA mean and why is it pronounced as Dunna? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092606/http://djuna.cine21.com/bbs/view.php?id=faq&page=2&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=2 . 29 September 2007 . 16 July 2024 . ko.
  7. Knibbs . Kate . 11 July 2023 . Djuna, South Korea's Enigmatic Sci-Fi Legend, Opens Up About Their New Book . en-US . Wired . 5 December 2023 . 1059-1028.
  8. News: Kunzru . Hari . 9 July 2023 . In Djuna's Space-Elevator Sci-Fi, Corporate Conspiracies Abound . en-US . . 14 August 2023 . 0362-4331.
  9. Web site: 23 September 2008 . [커버스토리]21세기 상징 대중문화분야 SF소설가 듀나 ]. 3 April 2019 . . ko.
  10. Web site: 듀나 문학과지성사 . 3 April 2019 . moonji.com.

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