Bae Su-ah
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Bae Su-ah is a South Korea
n author who was born in 1965. Originally a government employee at Gimpo Airport in Incheon, Bae wrote stories as a hobby. After beginning writing, she left her job and became one of the most unconventional writers in Korea.
Bae Su-ah graduated from Ewha Womans University
with a degree in Chemistry. She made her debut as a writer with A Dark Room in 1988. Since then, she has published two anthologies of short fiction, including the novella Highway With Green Apples. She has also published novels, including Rhapsody in Blue. Her work is regarded as unconventional in the extreme, including such unusual topics as men becoming victims of domestic violence by their female spouses (in Bae Su-ah’s “Sunday Sukiyaki Restaurant”).
Since 2001, Bae has lived in Germany, where she continues to write her outsider fiction, characterized by tense-shifting and alterations in perspective. Her most recent works are nearly a-fictional, decrying characterization and plot.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n author who was born in 1965. Originally a government employee at Gimpo Airport in Incheon, Bae wrote stories as a hobby. After beginning writing, she left her job and became one of the most unconventional writers in Korea.
Bae Su-ah graduated from Ewha Womans University
Ewha Womans University
Ewha Womans University is a private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the city's largest institutions of higher learning and currently the world's largest female educational institute. It is one of the best-known universities in South Korea, and often considered to...
with a degree in Chemistry. She made her debut as a writer with A Dark Room in 1988. Since then, she has published two anthologies of short fiction, including the novella Highway With Green Apples. She has also published novels, including Rhapsody in Blue. Her work is regarded as unconventional in the extreme, including such unusual topics as men becoming victims of domestic violence by their female spouses (in Bae Su-ah’s “Sunday Sukiyaki Restaurant”).
Since 2001, Bae has lived in Germany, where she continues to write her outsider fiction, characterized by tense-shifting and alterations in perspective. Her most recent works are nearly a-fictional, decrying characterization and plot.