Park Seolyeon

Park Seolyeon (Korean: 박서련; born 1989) is a South Korean writer. She made her debut with the short story "Mikimauseu keulleob" (미키마우스 클럽; lit. 'The Mickey Mouse Club').

Park Seolyeon was born in Cheorwon, South Korea, and she lives in Seoul.

Her novel Chegongnyeo gangjuryong (체공녀 강주룡; lit. Kang Juryong, the Woman in the Air), officially translated by Anton Hur as Capitalists Must Starve, is based on the life of Kang Juryong, a female worker who led a strike at the Pyongwon rubber factory in Japan-occupied Pyongyang in 1931, climbing the roof of Ulmil Pavilion to protest working conditions.

Works

2015: “Mikimauseu keulleob” (미키마우스 클럽; lit. "The Mickey Mouse Club"), short story
2018: Chegongnyeo gangjuryong (체공녀 강주룡; lit. Kang Juryong, the Woman in the Air), novel
- 2020: Japanese translation, 滞空女　屋根の上のモダンガール
- 2025: English translation, Capitalists Must Starve (translated by Anton Hur, ISBN 978-1-917126-21-2)
2019: Mareutaui il (마르타의 일; lit. Martha's Job), novel

2020: Deo syeolli keulleob (더 셜리 클럽; lit. The Shirley Club), novel
2021: Horeumoni geulaesseo (호르몬이 그랬어; lit. My Hormones Made Me Do It), short story collection
2022: Dangshin eommaga dangshinboda jalhaneun geim (당신 엄마가 당신보다 잘하는 게임; lit. Your Mom's the Better Player), short story collection
2023: Na, na, Madeullen (나, 나, 마들렌; lit. Me, Me, Madeline), short story collection
2022: Mabeobsonyeo euntoihabnada (마법소녀 은퇴합니다; lit. Magical Girl Ready to Retire), novel
- 2024: English translation, A Magical Girl Retires (translated by Anton Hur, ISBN 9780063373266)
2024: Mabeobsonyeo bokjikhabnida (마법소녀 복직합니다; lit. A Magical Girl Rehired), novel
- 2026: English translation, A Magical Girl Rehired, (translated by Anton Hur, ISBN 9780063475960)
2023: Peurojekteu beui (프로젝트 브이; lit. Project V), novel
- 2026: English translation, Project V (translated by Gene Png, ISBN 978-0-06-342978-9)

Awards

2015: Silcheon Munhak New Writer’s Award for "The Mickey Mouse Club"
2018: The Hankyoreh Literature Award for Kang Juryong, the Woman in the Air
2021: Munhakdongne Young Writers Award
2023: Yi Sang Literary Award

References

1 2 3 4 "Park Seolyeon". library.ltikorea.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-10-13.
1 2 3 "Park Seolyeon". Tilted Axis Press. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
↑ Jacques, Juliet (2025-02-02). "Industrial Action Love Story". Tribune Magazine. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
↑ "체공녀 강주룡". library.ltikorea.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-10-13.
↑ "A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon (Hardback)". Juniper by the Sea. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
↑ Oh, Yurim (2024-04-30). "Author Talks: Park Seolyeon". The Korea Society. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
↑ Dong-hee, Hwang (2024-11-16). "Park Seol-yeon's magical mayhem returns with credit card-wielding heroine". The Korea Herald (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-10-13.

[ltiko-1] 1 2 3 4 "Park Seolyeon". library.ltikorea.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-10-13.

[tiax-2] 1 2 3 "Park Seolyeon". Tilted Axis Press. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

[3] Jacques, Juliet (2025-02-02). "Industrial Action Love Story". Tribune Magazine. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

[4] "체공녀 강주룡". library.ltikorea.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-10-13.

[5] "A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon (Hardback)". Juniper by the Sea. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

[6] Oh, Yurim (2024-04-30). "Author Talks: Park Seolyeon". The Korea Society. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

[7] Dong-hee, Hwang (2024-11-16). "Park Seol-yeon's magical mayhem returns with credit card-wielding heroine". The Korea Herald (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-10-13.