(English) Born in the city of Youngyang in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, she moved to Seoul at the age twelve. She completed the Creative Writing program at the Chung-ang Graduate School of Art. She is the author of Tale of Laguna and Others, a collection of short stories, Shush, Quietly (Revised version of My Lonely Durian Tree), Be Nice to Yeong-wu, Seoul Station, The Expansion of Mean Spirit, Feel Like Going to a Convenience Store, Guesthouse Q, With an Affectionate Heart, Fake Human, all full-length novels, and The Secret of a Rooftop Garden, a children’s book. Her novels belong to the realm of the heart. 

(Russian) Пак Ён Ран: Автор книг “Настроение пойти в магазин”, “С доброй душой” и “Распространение злого духа”.

(Japanese) 今まで長編小説『コンビニに行く気分』と『優しい心で』『悪い精神の拡散』『しい、静かに』(『私の孤独なドリアンの木』改訂版)、童話『屋上庭園の秘密』などを書いた。気にかかる所に、私の小説もまたとどまっている。