Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (2023) Winner
Choi Jin-young
チェ・ジニョン
Choi Jin-young
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1981
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 2006-2024
- Influenced By
- Lee Mun Ku, Jeon Sungtae, Franz Kafka, Cormac McCarthy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duksung Women's University | — | Korean literature | — | — | South Korea |
Duksung Women's University
Korean literature
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sin Dong-yup Prize for Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | The Hankyoreh Literary Award | The Name of the Girl Who Brushed Against You Is... | — | The Hankyoreh | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Literature and Practice Award for New Writers | — | — | Literature and Practice | 受賞 |
Sin Dong-yup Prize for Literature
2014
Result:
受賞
The Hankyoreh Literary Award
2010
Work:
The Name of the Girl Who Brushed Against You Is...
Organization:
The Hankyoreh
Result:
受賞
Literature and Practice Award for New Writers
2006
Organization:
Literature and Practice
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Proof of Gu
2015 novelWhy Didn't I Die?
2013 novelThe Top
2013 short story collection
violencegrowthfate
Unfinished Song
2011 novelThe Name of the Girl Who Brushed Against You Is…
2010 novelJust One Person
2023 novelBibliography
- Proof of Gu, EunHaengNaMu, 2015
- Why Didn't I Die?, Silcheon Munhak, 2013
- The Top, Changbi, 2013
- Unfinished Song, Hanibook, 2011
- The Name of the Girl Who Brushed Against You Is…, Hanibook, 2010
- Just One Person, Hanibook, 2023
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- simple and clear languageeasy to understand sentencesconcise and clean writing
- Recurring Motifs
- contradictions of Korean societyrestless youths without purposesocial problemsexplosive energy from anxiety and despair
Legacy
Recognized for writing about contradictions in Korean society and purposeless youths using simple language.
Quotes
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I deal with heavy themes and my narrative voice is fairly intense as well. So I pay careful attention to crafting sentences that are as easy to understand as possible. I’d like readers to breeze through my books, then take some time to think about their themes. I don’t want them to spend too long struggling with complicated sentences. I’d rather they spend that time contemplating the stories themselves. When I write, I try to write a novel that my mother can read. That helps me write concisely and cleanly. I focus on writing something that wouldn’t be too difficult to read for even an elderly audience.”
Source: Interview