Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2011) Winner
Gong Jiyeong
コン・ジヨン
Gong Jiyeong
Pen Names:
111（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-01-31 （Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Seoul
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Influencer
- Active Years
- 1988-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonsei University | — | Literature | B.A. | — | South Korea |
Yonsei University
Literature
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Twenty-first Century Literature Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2001 | 27th Korean Novel and Literature Award | — | — | Korea Novelist Association | winner |
| 2004 | Oh Young-su Literature Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2006 | Special Media Award from Amnesty International | — | — | Amnesty International | winner |
| 2007 | Korea Catholic Literature Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2011 | Yi Sang Literary Award | Wander the Alleyways Barefoot | — | — | winner |
Twenty-first Century Literature Award
2001
Result:
winner
27th Korean Novel and Literature Award
2001
Organization:
Korea Novelist Association
Result:
winner
Oh Young-su Literature Award
2004
Result:
winner
Special Media Award from Amnesty International
2006
Organization:
Amnesty International
Result:
winner
Korea Catholic Literature Award
2007
Result:
winner
Yi Sang Literary Award
2011
Work:
Wander the Alleyways Barefoot
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Crucible
2009 fictionA novel exposing sexual abuse and violence against the handicapped in Korean society.
abuse of the disabledsocial injustice
Adaptations
- [film] Silenced / ファン・ドングク (2011)
Translations
Bibliography
- Go Alone Like a Rhino Horn
- Mackerel
- The Unhurt Soul
- My Sister Bongsoon
- Crying Existence
- Our Happy Time
- The Crucible
Adaptations
- The Crucible adapted into film Silenced (2011)
Translations of Works
- Almaden
- Human Decency
- My Sister Bongsoon
- Our Happy Time
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- feminist perspectivesocial realismfocus on marginalized
- Recurring Motifs
- women's struggleslabor issuessocial underprivilegedpatriarchy critique
Legacy
Prominent South Korean feminist novelist known for addressing social injustices, women's issues, laborers, and the disabled. Several works adapted into films; influential on social media.
In Popular Culture
- Influential Twitter user with 300,000 followers discussing social issues
Trivia
- Uses pen name '111'.
- Divorced three times and has three children.
- Early adopter of internet serial novels, published The Crucible on Daum.