native_name_lang death_date death_place birth_place notableworks native_name birth_date language period spouse image article_title name occupation alma_mater
ko 05 november 1982 new york city , new york busan , south korea '' dictee '' -lrb- 1982 -rrb- 차학경 04 march 1951 english 1969 to 1963 richard barnes theresa_hak_kyung_cha . jpg theresa hak kyung cha
 theresa hak kyung cha author university of california , berkeley -lrb- mfa -rrb-
theresa hak kyung cha

theresa hak kyung cha -lrb- ; march 4 , 1951 -- november 5 , 1982 -rrb- was a south korean-born american novelist , producer , director , and artist , best known for her 1982 novel , `` dictee '' .
cha was considered to be an avant-garde artist .
cha was fluent in korean , english , and french .
in her works , such as `` dictee '' , cha took language apart and experimented with it in her writing .
cha 's interdisciplinary background was clearly evident in `` dictee '' which experiments with juxtaposition and hypertext of both print and visual media .
cha 's `` dictee '' is taught in contemporary literature classes .
