Juhea Kim

3 Things You Didn’t Know About Me! What do you think of these facts, and my most prized possession😮 🐾 ? Is there anything else you would like to know? Ask me anything and I will answer! #juheakim #beastsofalittleland #cityofnightbirds #veganism #veganuary #conservation #caritassomalia #caritasinternationalis #ktlcf @ktlcf #tigerconservation #leopardconservation

I’m still stunned a day after reading this wonderful review by @meredithmaran for @washingtonpost . “Kim’s lyrical, cinematic writing kidnaps the senses. . . Kim’s pointillistic pages merge reader, protagonist and story, yielding a literary fever dream. . . Kim’s insider knowledge of Russian ballet, as well as her stylistic brilliance, are the by-products of a life of passions as deep and wide as her protagonist’s. . . The greatness of City of Night Birds made this reader lament its ending, and hope for another Juhea Kim novel, and another.” I’m very grateful that my intentions for this book were so clearly perceived and appreciated! #cityofnightbirds #juheakim #bookreview

Thank you so, so much to everyone who sent me messages of congratulations! Thank you to members of the jury, esp Vladimir Ilyich Tolstoy. I wanted to share my #YasnayaPolyana (Tolstoy award)acceptance speech. “I would like to begin by offering my congratulations to Han Kang, who was shortlisted for Yasnaya Polyana previously and who has just won the Nobel Prize. Today seems to be an incredible day for Korean literature, and I am also honoured to be receiving this prize, which happens to mean more to me than any other. On a snowy day about nine years ago in New York, I began writing a novel. I was very poor and faced with all kinds of deprivations; but while writing, I forgot about hunger because literature felt more real and important to me than reality. If someone had told me then that I would now be standing before you, receiving this extraordinary honor, I wouldn’t have believed them. I don’t think it’s possible to create art honestly without giving up one’s vitality and life force, and much of my own life force went into Beasts of a Little Land. Yet this award is so meaningful to me that I know it will fill my cup for the rest of my life. As a young reader in Korea, I was nourished by translated Russian literature. As I grew up in America, I found inspiration and succor with Bulgakov, Chekhov, Gogol, Akhmatova, and Dostoevsky—artists with distinctly individual voices, yet somehow, in my mind, united by profound spirituality and soulfulness that I came to regard as a Russian quality. They spoke to me more than the canonical writers closer to home. This wasn’t just because I preferred the aesthetics of Russian literature, its digressions, perspectives by turns panoramic and intimate, its lushly musical yet logical phrasings. It was because literature is an aesthetic expression of a philosophy, and the Russian understanding of the human experience resonated with me. In particular, I found unsurpassed inspiration and guiding light in Leo Tolstoy. While writing Beasts of a Little Land, i would sometimes open my well-worn copy of Anna Karenina to any page and transcribe passages by hand. It restored rhythm…[cont in comments

What does love look like at the end of the world, I ask @juhea_writes , author of A love from from the end of the wold, a transportive and impassioned short story collection that explores love amid climate disasters. #book #bookclub #bookclubofinstagram

“We’re becoming more and more anti-life,” says @juhea_writes , author of A Love Story from the End of the World, reflecting on society’s increasing reliance on AI. #bookclubofinstagram #bookclub

📚 New reads and new authors are on the way to our book club! Tell me what you’re currently reading, and who would you love to see featured?

[Conseil de lecture] 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒖 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒔 - Juhea Kim Un roman envoûtant et immersif. Enfant, Jade est vendue par sa mère à une maison de courtisane pour pouvoir survivre à l’occupation japonaise. Son amitié avec Lotus l’entraîne à Séoul où toutes deux reçoivent l’éducation prodiguée à toutes apprenties courtisanes. Alors que l’occupation japonaise s’intensifie et que la rébellion coréenne se forme, Jade rencontre Jungho, enfant des rues, et une confiance indéfinissable se construit entre eux. A chaque instant, Jungho est présent pour veiller sur Jade, même lorsqu’il s’engage dans le mouvement contre les japonais et qu’elle devient une danseuse reconnue dans tout Séoul. Avec la magnifique traduction de Anne-Sylvie Homassel, l’émotion nous emporte à tout instant. A chaque retournement, chaque sentiment, chaque parole, les mots nous entraînent dans le Séoul du XXe siècle et nous font vivre la lutte et les espoirs du peuple coréen. Un roman rempli d’émotions et de finesse qui dépeint l’histoire des coréens et des japonais qui ont vécu l’occupation japonaise. Emma 🍵 #créaturedupetitpays #juheakim #litteraturecoreenne #bookstagramfrançais

We’re so excited to share new MOCA (Meet Our Collaborating Authors) content with you! We proudly present an exclusive interview with @juhea_writes Juhea Kim, conducted by our very own content creator partner @the_bibliocracy Faye! We hope this lets you get to know the internationally acclaimed author a little better through Faye’s thoughtful questions, which cover everything from Juhea’s writing processes to her favorite vegan NYC eats. A huge thank you to Juhea Kim for sharing her wonderful mind with all of us at dbBOOKS, and to Faye for asking such excellent questions. All of Juhea’s titles are available on our website, dbBOOKS.co.kr. Be sure to read the full Q&A, and explore our ever-growing collection of exclusive author content while you’re there. See you at dbBOOKS!

Life lately: happy to see A Love Story from the End of the World longlisted for the 2026 Story Prize @thestoryprize . Thank you and congrats to all. I have been writing a lot (44k words or 1/4 way through The Divine Comedy, my third novel and fourth book), also reviewing screenplays for both “Biodome” film and “Beasts of a Little Land” series. They’re all so distinct and so close to my heart. I think though there’s an underlying romanticism and emotionality that will be recognizable. And also I’m doing oil paintings to illustrate the Korean edition of A Love Story from the End of the World. And dancing as much as possible. 2025 (and 24, and 23) were really intense work years and in 2026 I want to enjoy the process.. I’m feeling a lot more joy. 🤍 #alovestoryfromtheendoftheworld #juheakim

My piece on the Land of the Leopard National Park is out now in @the.tls ‘s latest issue. It was a dream come true to visit this place and literally follow in the footsteps of tigers. I didn’t take many photos (if you read the piece you’ll find out why) but here’s a taste of what it looked like. #landoftheleopard #tigerconservation #leopardconservation #timesliterarysupplement #juheakim

-Vivid and Transportive- Review of 'A Love Story From the End of the World' by @juhea_writes and @harpercollinsin Quote Alert "𝐈𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭, 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩." (What does it mean to live on our miraculous planet?) Short stories carry their own charm. Little microcosm of emotions they are, jumping from one theme to another. It's like a delightful platter at a restaurant. You can have dozens of dishes, enjoying savoury with sweet, textures melting into your mouth. In one anthology you can have many many protagonists to love, many to loathe, many to care for and some to forget and move on. That's also the biggest plus point of a short story collection. If you don't like a story, maybe move on to another one. These are the stories of remarkable people who live their life in flashes. For a reader, that is me, the protagonists of a short story are living either their best or their worst lives. Contrary to a novel where characters get at least 80,000 words to create the ebbs and flows of their lives. But a short story is a rollercoaster of a ride. Here either you are happy or sad or plain disappointed. The author makes sure you aren't lattermost. So what are these stories about? In a near-future Seoul encased by a translucent biodome, a civil engineer charged with its upkeep contemplates an arranged marriage. An American painter travels to the South of France and is seduced by an entrepreneur who claims to have unlocked human consciousness. And where the Indian and Pacific Oceans meet, on an island that has turned into a gargantuan landfill from other countries’ waste, a boy has a fateful brush with K-pop superstars. (Continues in comments)

Tiger Between Empire by Jonathan C. Slaight is one of the book recommendations from @juhea_writes . 📚🐅 Through the story of the Siberian tiger, this book opens up conversations about power and colonialism, and how nature is often caught between human interests and imperial histories. A thoughtful read that connects wildlife with politics, identity, and the way we see the world today. __ Tiger Between Empire karya Jonathan C. Slaight menjadi salah satu rekomendasi buku dari @juhea_writes . 📚🐅 Lewat kisah harimau Siberia, buku ini membuka percakapan tentang kekuasaan, kolonialisme, dan bagaimana alam sering kali terjebak di antara kepentingan manusia dan sejarah imperium. Sebuah bacaan yang menghubungkan satwa liar dengan politik, identitas, dan cara kita memandang dunia hari ini.