Hawon Jung

About The Author

Hawon Jung is a journalist and former Seoul correspondent for the AFP news agency with more than a decade of experience writing about the two Koreas. She covered the 2011 death of then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the rise to power of his son, Kim Jong-Un, South Korea's presidential impeachment, and K-pop's rise on the world stage. Her coverage of South Korea’s #MeToo movement was shortlisted in the 2019 Awards for Editorial Excellence by the Society of Publishers in Asia. Born and raised in South Korea, she earned a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Jung currently divides her time between South Korea and Germany.

Books by Hawon Jung

Flowers of Fire

The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women' s Rights Worldwide

Listed in the best books of 2023 by The Economist

"Invigorating debut . . . [a] full-throated rallying cry."

—Publishers Weekly

One of Ms. Magazine's "most-anticipated feminist books of 2023"

An eye-opening firsthand account of the on...
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