Dong-in Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1992) Winner
Choe Hyeon-mu
チェ・ヒョンム
Choe Hyeon-mu
Pen Names:
Choe Yun（Pen name used in literary career）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-07-03 （Seoul）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean, French
- Residence History
- Seoul → Aix-en-Provence / Marseille
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Translator, Professor of French literature
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- Sogang University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sogang University | — | Literature | Ph.D. | — | South Korea |
Sogang University
Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
South Korea
Ph.D. obtained
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dong-in Literary Award | Gray Snowman | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Yi Sang Literary Award | The Last of Hanako | — | — | 受賞 |
Dong-in Literary Award
1992
Work:
Gray Snowman
Result:
受賞
Yi Sang Literary Award
1994
Work:
The Last of Hanako
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1994) Winner
Works
Major Works
There a Petal Silently Falls
1992 FictionShort story collection on Gwangju Uprising
Gwangju UprisingMemoryPsychological impact
Grey Snowman
1992 FictionStory of a young woman on the edges of 1980s dissident movement
Political contextInner turmoil
There Is No Hanako
1994 FictionDepicts psychological damage in post-war Korea
Gender rolesWar impact
Bibliography
- You Are No Longer You (1991)
- Whisper, Whisper (1991)
- Grey Snowman (1992)
- There a Petal Silently Falls (1992)
- There Is No Hanako (1994)
- Winter, Atlantis (1997)
- Mannequin (2003)
Translations by Author
- La Place (1994, Choi In-hoon)
- Le Poète (Yi Munyeol)
- Le fils de l'homme (Yi Munyeol)
- L'autre côté d'un souvenir obscur (Yi Gyun-yeong)
- Le prophète (Yi Cheong-jun)
- Blessures d'avril (Yi Eoryeong)
Translations of Works
- There a Petal Silently Falls (English, 2008)
- The Last of Hanako (English, 2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Non-realist narrative styleFocus on psychological depthUse of memory
- Recurring Motifs
- Psychological impact of political/historical eventsGender rolesFamily separation
Legacy
Recognized as one of the most important authors in modern South Korea, focusing on psychological impacts of historical events like Gwangju Massacre.