Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Step inside the writer’s world with State Library Victoria’s Beyond the Page series. Over three evenings, hear from incredible storytellers as they delve into their latest work and discuss their creative process.
Join award-winning Korean author Yun Ko-eun for a Melbourne-exclusive discussion with presenter and journalist Beverley Wang about her latest novel Art on Fire, a darkly comic and compelling satire of the art world.
When struggling artist An Yiji is invited to the prestigious Robert Foundation residency in California, she knows it could be the break her career desperately needs. But there’s a bizarre catch.
As wildfires rage across the state, An Yiji finds herself trapped in a strange and surreal world of awkward dinners, meddling sponsors and the looming threat of watching her art go up in smoke.
Following the discussion, you'll have the chance to engage directly with the author, asking about her satirical vision and the inspiration behind the darkly comic world of Art on Fire during a live audience Q&A.
About Yun Ko-eun
Winner of 2021 CWA Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation, Yun Ko-eun was the first Asian writer to receive the award. Her prize-winning novel The Disaster Tourist was shortlisted for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Rosetta Awards, Comedy Women in Print Awards, the Dublin Literature Award and is currently being developed into a film. She has published four short story collections and five novels, three of which have been translated into English.
About Beverley Wang
Beverley Wang is a presenter, journalist, MC and familiar presence on the ABC as the broadcaster’s culture correspondent and host of Life Matters’ popular Friday talkback show on Radio National. She has been a featured speaker and moderator at festivals across Australia. From 2018-2025 she hosted and produced the pop culture podcast Stop Everything!
If you require a descriptive transcript for this video, please email us at websupport@slv.vic.gov.au.
Step inside the writer’s world with State Library Victoria’s Beyond the Page series. Over three evenings, hear from incredible storytellers as they delve into their latest work and discuss their creative process.
Join award-winning Korean author Yun Ko-eun for a Melbourne-exclusive discussion with presenter and journalist Beverley Wang about her latest novel Art on Fire, a darkly comic and compelling satire of the art world.
When struggling artist An Yiji is invited to the prestigious Robert Foundation residency in California, she knows it could be the break her career desperately needs. But there’s a bizarre catch.
As wildfires rage across the state, An Yiji finds herself trapped in a strange and surreal world of awkward dinners, meddling sponsors and the looming threat of watching her art go up in smoke.
Following the discussion, you'll have the chance to engage directly with the author, asking about her satirical vision and the inspiration behind the darkly comic world of Art on Fire during a live audience Q&A.
About Yun Ko-eun
Winner of 2021 CWA Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation, Yun Ko-eun was the first Asian writer to receive the award. Her prize-winning novel The Disaster Tourist was shortlisted for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Rosetta Awards, Comedy Women in Print Awards, the Dublin Literature Award and is currently being developed into a film. She has published four short story collections and five novels, three of which have been translated into English.
About Beverley Wang
Beverley Wang is a presenter, journalist, MC and familiar presence on the ABC as the broadcaster’s culture correspondent and host of Life Matters’ popular Friday talkback show on Radio National. She has been a featured speaker and moderator at festivals across Australia. From 2018-2025 she hosted and produced the pop culture podcast Stop Everything!
If you require a descriptive transcript for this video, please email us at websupport@slv.vic.gov.au.
