Dong-in Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (2014) Winner
Gu Hyo-seo
くひょそ
Gu Hyoseo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-09-25 （Incheon）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
Career
- Occupations
- author, novelist
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Hanguk Ilbo Literary Award | Village Without a Can Opener | — | Hanguk Ilbo | winner |
| 2005 | Yi Hyo-seok Literary Award | A Sack of Salt | — | Yi Hyo-seok Literary Award Committee | winner |
| 2006 | Hwangsuweon Literary Award | Myŏngdu | — | Hwangsuweon Literary Award Committee | winner |
| 2013 | EBS Radio Literature Award of Excellence | — | — | EBS | winner |
Hanguk Ilbo Literary Award
1994
Work:
Village Without a Can Opener
Organization:
Hanguk Ilbo
Result:
winner
Yi Hyo-seok Literary Award
2005
Work:
A Sack of Salt
Organization:
Yi Hyo-seok Literary Award Committee
Result:
winner
Hwangsuweon Literary Award
2006
Work:
Myŏngdu
Organization:
Hwangsuweon Literary Award Committee
Result:
winner
EBS Radio Literature Award of Excellence
2013
Organization:
EBS
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
Will the Sunset Come Again
1990 Short story collectionStories showing how the suffering of modern history lingers in individuals.
historysocietysuffering
A Loudspeaker and a Sniper
1993 Short story collectionExposes the violence behind information mechanisms.
informationviolence
Village Without a Can Opener
1995 Short story collectionAddresses the emptiness of city life in industrial society.
urban lifeemptiness
An Unfamiliar Summer
1994 NovelAddresses the emptiness of city life in industrial society.
urban lifeemptiness
Radio, Radio
1995 NovelReminisces romantically on folk ways and traditional agricultural society.
ruraltradition
Bibliography
- Will the Sunset Come Again (1990)
- A Loudspeaker and a Sniper (1993)
- Village Without a Can Opener (1995)
- How to Cross a Swamp (1991)
- An Unfamiliar Summer (1994)
- Radio, Radio (1995)
- Secret Door (1996, 2 vol.)
- Story of Onam Village (1998)
- Im Kkŏkjŏng the Villain (2000, 2 vol.)
- Nagasaki Papa (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- eclecticrealistic to allegorical/fantasyexperimentalnomadic writer
- Recurring Motifs
- history and societyviolence of informationurban emptinesslove and separation
Legacy
Known as an eclectic Korean writer who pursues diverse styles, spanning history, society, and fantasy.