If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light

I’ve been yearning for the whole world to read Kim Choyeop and fall in love with her as I did – Bora Chung, author of Cursed BunnyWith nuance, delicacy, and psychological depth, Kim Choyeop conjures worlds that are different from ours - at once strange and poignantly recognizable. A stunning collection that lingers in the mind and heart – Ruth OzekiAn astonishing and beautiful living thing - a line that I’ve stolen from this collection that captures it fully. Scientifically precise and endlessly curious, yet bursting with a love for humanity – Silvia Park, author of LuminousWith nuance, delicacy, and psychological depth, Kim Choyeop conjures worlds that are different from ours -at once strange and poignantly recognizable. A stunning collection that lingers in the mind and heart – Ruth OzekiAn astonishing and beautiful living thing - a line that I’ve stolen from this collection that captures it fully. Scientifically precise and endlessly curious, yet bursting with a love for humanity – Silvia Park, author of Luminous

Kim Choyeop has a master’s degree in biochemistry from Pohang University of Science and Technology. She burst onto the Korean literary scene and immediately won the grand prize at the 2nd Korean Science Fiction Awards in 2017 (short story/mid-length novel category) for her short story “Lost on Premises”.