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Hwang Ji-u

ファンジウ

Hwang Ji-u

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1952-01-01 (South Jeolla Province)
Nationality
South Korean
Languages
Korean
Residence History
South Korea

Career

Occupations
poet, art critic, professor
Active Years
1980-2024
Affiliations
Hansin University, Department of Creative Writing

Education

Seoul National University
Aesthetics
Country: South Korea
Sogang University
Philosophy
Country: South Korea

Awards

New Spring Literary Contest Prize
1980
Result: 受賞
Kim Suyeong Literary Award
1983
Result: 受賞
Sowol Poetry Prize
1983
Result: 受賞
Contemporary Literature Award
1983
Result: 受賞
Daesan Literary Awards
1999
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Birds Also Appear Among Us

1983 poetry collection

Poetry collection

human sensualityfrustration towards reality
Translations
  • Even Birds Leave the World

Bibliography

  • Birds Also Appear Among Us (1983)
  • From the Winter Trees to the Spring Trees (1985)
  • I am You (1987)
  • Lotus in the Eye of the Crab (1991)
  • One Day I Will Sit in a Dimly-Lit Bar (1999)

Translations of Works

  • Even Birds Leave the World
  • Die Schatten der Fische

Style & Themes

Literary Style
intricate, exquisitely lyrical descriptionsbinary texture, coarse and delicatestrong political consciousness
Recurring Motifs
KkonmalGeunhwangBat

Legacy

Prominent Korean poet known for political consciousness and lyrical style.