Juhea Kim is a U.S. American international bestselling author, whose debut novel Beasts of a Little Land was a finalist for the 2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. It won the 2024 Yasnaya Polyana Award, Russia’s largest annual literary prize awarded by the Leo Tolstoy Museum-Estate. Published in 14 countries, the novel is currently being adapted into a series. Her second novel, City of Night Birds, was a Reese’s Book Club pick. Juhea is an advocate for conservation, animal rights, and development and aid in Africa. She has given lectures around the world, including at Seoul National University, Cambridge University, UC Berkeley, and the American University of Paris. Born in Korea, she graduated from Princeton University and now lives in London.
Juhea Kim adalah penulis bestseller internasional Amerika Serikat, yang novel debutnya Beasts of a Little Land menjadi finalis Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2022. Novel tersebut memenangkan Penghargaan Yasnaya Polyana 2024, penghargaan sastra tahunan terbesar di Rusia yang dianugerahkan oleh Museum-Estate Leo Tolstoy. Novel ini telah diterbitkan di 14 negara dan saat ini tengah diadaptasi menjadi sebuah serial. Karyanya yang kedua, City of Night Birds, terpilih sebagai pilihan Reese's Book Club. Di luar dunia sastra, Juhea juga dikenal sebagai advokat pelestarian lingkungan, hak-hak hewan, serta pembangunan dan bantuan kemanusiaan di Afrika. Ia pernah memberikan kuliah di berbagai belahan dunia, termasuk di Universitas Nasional Seoul, Universitas Cambridge, UC Berkeley, dan Universitas Amerika di Paris. Lahir di Korea, Juhea menyelesaikan pendidikannya di Princeton University dan kini tinggal di London.
