No One Checks the Time When They're Happy is a collection of stories, by turns sad and funny, about the thwarted expectations of the young as they grow older. Eun Heeyung's characters are misfits who, by virtue of their bodies or their lack of social status, are left to dream of momentous changes that will never come. Unsatisfied with work, with family, and with friends, they lose themselves in diets, books, and blogs. Her work humorously but humanely depicts the loneliness and monotony found in many modern lives. Eun Heekyung is the author of thirteen books of fiction and her work has been translated into seven languages. Amber Hyun Jung Kim is a freelance translator and conference interpreter.

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About the Author
Heekyung Eun: Eun Heekyung has a literature degree at Sookmyung Women's University, and a graduate degree in literature from Yonsei University, both in Seoul. She is the author of thirteen books of fiction. Amber Kim: Amber Hyun Jung Kim is a freelance translator and conference interpreter. Based in Seoul, she teaches at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and is a Literature Translation Institute of Korea grant recipient.


Book Information
ISBN 9781945680083
Author Heekyung Eun
Format Paperback
Page Count 190
Imprint White Pine Press
Publisher White Pine Press