Yi Sang Literary Award
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Han Seung-won
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Han Seung-won
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-01-01 （Jangheung County）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Jangheung County → Gwangju → Seoul → Jangheung County (since 1997)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, teacher, visiting professor of creative writing
- Active Years
- 1966-2024
- Affiliations
- Visiting professor of creative writing at Chosun University, Founder of Soseol Munhak
- Influenced By
- Kim Tong-ni, Lee Mun Ku, Park Sang-ryoong, Cho Se-hui, Kim Won-il
- Influenced
- Han Kang, Han Dong-rim
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jangheung Middle School | — | — | — | — | South Korea |
| Jangheung High School | — | — | — | — | South Korea |
| Seorabeol Art University | — | creative writing | — | — | South Korea |
Jangheung Middle School
Country:
South Korea
Jangheung High School
Country:
South Korea
Seorabeol Art University
creative writing
Country:
South Korea
Took a course taught by Kim Tong-ni
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Korean Fiction Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Korea Literature Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Korean Writer's Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Hyundae Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Yi Sang Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Seorabol Literature Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Maritime Literature Award Grand Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Hyundae Buddhist Literary Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Kiriyama Prize Notable Book Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Dongin Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Suncheon Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Korean Fiction Award
1980
Result:
受賞
Korea Literature Prize
1983
Result:
受賞
Korean Writer's Award
1983
Result:
受賞
Hyundae Literary Award
1988
Result:
受賞
Yi Sang Literary Award
1988
Result:
受賞
Seorabol Literature Prize
1994
Result:
受賞
Maritime Literature Award Grand Prize
1997
Result:
受賞
Hyundae Buddhist Literary Prize
2001
Result:
受賞
Kiriyama Prize Notable Book Award
2002
Result:
受賞
Dongin Literary Award
2006
Result:
受賞
Suncheon Literary Award
2012
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Aje aje bara-aje
1985 novelBestseller novel adapted into a movie.
desirefatelocal color
Adaptations
- [film] Come Come Come Upward / 임권택 (1989)
Wanderer on the Shore
novellaNovella spanning from Japanese colonial rule to Gwangju Uprising, focusing on protagonist Hwang Du-pyo's tragic life and conflict with his brother.
inferiority complexmodern Korean historyhan
Wooden Boat
1968 short storyShort story that won Daehan Ilbo contest in 1968.
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Deep is the Mountain Before Me
1977 novelBibliography
- Deep is the Mountain Before Me
- Horns of the Sea
- The Daughter of Fire
- As the Sea Boils Over.
- Aje aje bara-aje
- Our Stone Tower
- Wooden Boat
- The Land of Wani
- The Woman Like an Octopus
- Aje aje bara-aje 2
- Aje aje bara-aje 3
- The Southern Seas, My Hometown
- People of the New Settlement
- The Poet’s Sleep
- For Father
- Wooden Boat: Short Stories and Novellas by Han Seung-won
- Arirang Song: Short Stories and Novellas by Han Seung-won 2
- My Sister and the Wolf: Short Stories and Novellas by Han Seung-won 3
- Wanderer on the Shore: Short Stories and Novellas by Han Seung-won 4
- The Southern Seas, My Hometown: Short Stories and Novellas by Han Seung-won 5
- Black-backed Crane: Short Stories and Novellas by Han Seung-won 6
- Flowering Serpent
- Choui
- Wonhyo: A Novel Vol. 1-3
- Chusa Vol. 1-2
- Photo Studio of Hope
- Five Dwe of Barley
Adaptations
- Aje aje bara-aje film adaptation
Translations of Works
- Father and Son (English, partial)
- Tower (Japanese)
- Ye Luo Pi An (Chinese)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- strong sense of placeuse of local dialectstories set in coastal hometown Jangheung
- Recurring Motifs
- struggle against fatemadness driven by desirehansea as womb of universe
Legacy
South Korean writer known for stories of people struggling against fate in Jangheung County. Father of 2024 Nobel laureate Han Kang. Over 50-year career, persistently wrote stories inspired by his hometown shores.
In Popular Culture
- Gained attention due to daughter Han Kang's Nobel Prize
Trivia
- Father of 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Han Kang
- Literary debut in 1966 with 'Despicable Sea'
- Founded Soseol Munhak writers' association in Gwangju in 1972