Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1998) Winner
Eun Heekyung
うん・ひきょう
Eun Huigyeong
Aliases:
Eun Hee-kyung
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-01-01 （Gochang, Jeollabuk-do）
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Seoul
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 1995-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sookmyung Women's University | Literature | Literature | — | — | South Korea |
| Yonsei University | Literature | Literature | — | — | South Korea |
Sookmyung Women's University
Literature
/ Literature
Country:
South Korea
Undergraduate
Yonsei University
Literature
/ Literature
Country:
South Korea
Graduate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Munhak Dongne Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Dongseo Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Yi Sang Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Korean Literature Award for Fiction | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Hanguk Ilbo Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Dong-in Literary Award | Beauty Snubs Me | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Korean Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Munhak Dongne Literature Award
1996
Result:
受賞
Dongseo Literature Award
1997
Result:
受賞
Yi Sang Literary Award
1998
Result:
受賞
Korean Literature Award for Fiction
2000
Result:
受賞
Hanguk Ilbo Literature Award
2002
Result:
受賞
Dong-in Literary Award
2007
Work:
Beauty Snubs Me
Result:
受賞
Korean Literature Award
2008
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Dong-in Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2007) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Gift From a Bird
1995 novelA coming-of-age novel portraying the adult world through the eyes of a skeptical 12-year-old narrator.
familylovecynicism
Translations
- El regalo del ave (スペイン語)
Bibliography
- Duet (1995)
- A Gift From a Bird (1995)
- Talking to a Stranger (1996)
- Save the Last Dance for Me (1998)
- Was it a Dream? (1999)
- Nobody Checks the Time When They’re Happy (1999)
- Minor League (2001)
- Secrets and Lies (2005)
- Beauty Looks Down on Me (2007)
- Past of Light (2019)
Translations of Works
- Poor Man's Wife (English)
- My Wife's Boxes (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Quotidian trivialities with jesting styleSophistication and cynicism
- Recurring Motifs
- Impossibility of real communication between peopleLove and cynicism
Legacy
A prominent South Korean writer known for combining everyday trivialities with cynicism and exploring communication failures and feminism.
Trivia
- Read many fairy tales and children's stories in childhood.
- Debuted after writing at a temple.