Quick Facts
Biography
Djuna is a South Korean science fiction writer and film critic.
Life
The identity of Djuna is unknown, and Djuna prefers the personal pronoun "they." They publish all their works under the name Djuna, and interviews are done by e-mail correspondence or online chats. 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.
They explain the name Djuna as follows: "We just took the name for our ID for HiTel, as we were reading the book of Djuna Barnes. The capitalization was due to the CapLock key, and we felt it would be a bit strange not to capitalize a name."
Work
Since the 1990s, Djuna has been one of the most prolific and important writers in the South Korean science fiction field. They have published seven short story collections, four novels, and two essays.
Short story collections
- Butterfly War (나비전쟁) 1997
- Duty Free Area (면세구역) 2000
- Pacific Express (태평양 횡단 특급) 2002
- Proxy War (대리전) 2006
- Teeth of the Dragon (용의 이) 2007
- Bloody Battle on the Broccoli Field (브로콜리 평원의 혈투) 2011
- Not Yet a God (아직은 신이 아니야) 2013
Novels
- Molok (몰록) 2001
- The Shadow of Spiderweb (거미줄 그늘) 2009
- Jezebel (제저벨) 2012
- The World of Mint (민트의 세계) 2018
Film criticism
- Complaining over the Screen (스크린 앞에서 투덜대기) 2001
- Film Shakespeare (필름 셰익스피어) 2005
- Genre Encyclopedia: SF Film (장르백서 2: SF영화) 2015
Non-fiction
- Possible Spaces of Dreams: Djuna Essay (가능한 꿈의 공간들:듀나 에세이) 2015