Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1986) Winner
Choi Il-nam
チェ・イルナム
Choe Ilnam
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-12-29 （Jeonju, Zenrahoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan）
- Died
- 2023-05-28 （Seoul, South Korea） age 90
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Languages
- Korean
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Seoul
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, head of culture department, editor-in-chief
- Active Years
- 1953-2023
- Affiliations
- The Dong-A Ilbo, Kyunghyang Daily News, Minguk Daily
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul National University | — | Korean Language and Literature | — | — | South Korea |
| Korea University | — | Korean Literature | Ph.D. | — | South Korea |
Seoul National University
Korean Language and Literature
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
South Korea
Korea University
Korean Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Woltan Literature Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Korean Creative Writing Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Yi Sang Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Catholic Press Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Inchon Literature Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Woltan Literature Prize
1975
Result:
受賞
Korean Creative Writing Prize
1981
Result:
受賞
Yi Sang Literary Award
1986
Result:
受賞
Catholic Press Literature Award
1988
Result:
受賞
Inchon Literature Prize
1994
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Seoulites
1975 Short story collectionA collection of stories about people in Seoul.
urbanizationindustrialization
Translations
- Translated into English
Bibliography
- Ssuk iyagi (The Tale of Mugwort, 1953)
- Seoul salamdeul (Seoulites, 1975)
- Geu ddae mal i isseossne (There Was Talk Then, 1989)
- Hiteulleona jindallae (Hitler and Azaleas, 1991)
- Seongnyu (Pomegranate, 2004)
Translations of Works
- The Lone Wolf (Anthology of Korean Literature, 1988)
- Ballad (Modern Korean Fiction: An Anthology, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Depiction of the dark side of urbanization and industrializationSocial criticismDescription of everyday egotism
- Recurring Motifs
- Rural to urban migrationAlienation by powerSacrifice of the countryside
Legacy
Recognized as a writer who sharply depicted urbanization and social issues in modern Korean literature.