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Yoo Eun-Sil
BornSeoul, South Korea
OccupationAuthor
LanguageKorean
NationalitySouth Korean
GenrePicture Book, Children's Literature

Yoo Eun-Sil (Korean: 유은살) is a South Korean author of children's literature, active since 2004. Her major works include My Teacher Lindgren and Lee Yujeong the Perfect, and her work ranges from young adult novels and picture books to collections of short stories. She was nominated in 2023 as the Korean candidate for the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

Career

Yoo Eun-Sil was born in 1974 in Seoul, South Korea. She lived in Doksan-dong, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Seoul. She published her first children's novel in 2005, Granny Mago Came to My House. In 2010, Lee Yujeong the Perfect was selected for the IBBY Honour List.

Her other major works include My Teacher Lindgren, The Last Event, Sunrye House, and the I Wanna series. Her young adult novels include Outskirts, Two Meters and 48 Hours, and Sunrye House, while her picture books include The Year’s Autumn, My Doksan-dong, Calf Poo, and Matryoshka. She has also published collections of short stories including The Flags of All Nations Boy and Lee Yujeong the Perfect. Her children's fiction includes The Last Event and The Birth of Ilsoo.

Awards and nominations

Works

Collaborations with other illustrators

References

  1. "K-Book Trends". www.kbook-eng.or.kr. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2010 Honor Lists". www.ibby.org. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. "Korean nominees announced for celebrated children's literature awards". The Korea Times. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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