Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1991) Winner
Cho Sung-ki
チョ・ソンギ
Jo Seonggi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-03-30 （Goseong County, South Gyeongsang, South Korea）
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Languages
- Korean
- Religion
- Presbyterian Christianity
- Residence History
- South Korea
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 1971-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul National University | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | 法学学士 | — | South Korea |
| Presbyterian Divinity School | — | Theology | 大学院学位 | — | Korea |
Seoul National University
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
法学学士
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
South Korea
Graduated with a degree in law
Presbyterian Divinity School
Theology
Degree:
大学院学位
Country:
Korea
Received a graduate degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | New Spring Literary Contest | Kaleidoscope | — | The Dong-a Ilbo | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Today's Writer Prize | Lahateuhaherep | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Christian Cultural Prize | The Night of Yahweh | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Yi Sang Literature Prize | A Fiction-Writer in Our Time | — | — | 受賞 |
New Spring Literary Contest
1971
Work:
Kaleidoscope
Organization:
The Dong-a Ilbo
Result:
受賞
Today's Writer Prize
1985
Work:
Lahateuhaherep
Result:
受賞
Christian Cultural Prize
1986
Work:
The Night of Yahweh
Result:
受賞
Yi Sang Literature Prize
1991
Work:
A Fiction-Writer in Our Time
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kaleidoscope
1971 Short storyDebut work
human psyche
Liberty Bell
NovelA Crow's Eye View of Desire
NovelDevelops theme of ambition with allusion to Lee Sang
confinementeroticism
Bibliography
- Liberty Bell
- A Nest of Thorns
- A Little Faster, with Sadness
- The Land of Baba
- The Warring States Period
- The Burning Sword of Eden
- Kings and Dogs
- Anima, or Strange Confessions About Women
- The Road to Tongdo Temple
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- autobiographical natureeroticismhumor
- Recurring Motifs
- confinement of human lifeshameful personal aspectspolitical oppressioncultural violence
Legacy
Literature focusing on revelation of shameful personal aspects with autobiographical nature. Uses eroticism to challenge human confinement.