Hyundae Munhak Award (Contemporary Literature Award)
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Hwang Donggyu
ファン・ドンギュ
Hwang Donggyu
Aliases:
Hwang Tong-gyu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-04-09 （Sukchon County, South Pyongan Province, Korea, Empire of Japan）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Sukchon County, South Pyongan Province → Seoul, South Korea
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Poet, Critic
- Active Years
- 1960-2024
- Affiliations
- Seoul National University
- Influenced By
- Hwang Sun-won
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul National University | — | Department of English Literature | — | — | South Korea |
Seoul National University
Department of English Literature
Country:
South Korea
Earned a degree in English literature and completed graduate studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Korean Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Isan Literature Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Midang Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Manhae Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Ho-Am Prize in the Arts | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Korean Literature Award
1980
Result:
受賞
Isan Literature Prize
1991
Result:
受賞
Midang Literary Award
2002
Result:
受賞
Manhae Prize
2006
Result:
受賞
Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
2016
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Manhae Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2006) Winner
Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
October
PoetryPoem addressing themes of longing and introspection with melancholic imagery
LongingIntrospection
A Letter of Delight
PoetryDepicts emotional landscapes reflecting personal and societal tensions
EmotionTension
Elegy
PoetryExamines relationship between individual identity and external circumstances from an outsider's perspective
IdentityExternal circumstances
Wind Burial
PoetryExplores mortality and the process of acceptance
MortalityAcceptance
Translations
- Windbestattung (German)
Bibliography
- A Shiny Day
- A Falling Snow in Samnam
- Yeolha-ilgi
- I Want to Paint When I See the Rock
- A Journey to Morundae
- Wind Burial
Translations of Works
- Die Horen. Zeitschrift für Literatur, Kunst und Kritik (German)
- Posada de nubes y otros poemas (Spanish)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Melancholic imageryDirect languageMinimalistic imageryElements of traditional poetic forms
- Recurring Motifs
- LongingIntrospectionHistorical themesContemporary themesIrony
Legacy
Prominent South Korean poet, academic professor at Seoul National University, recipient of numerous literary awards, and eldest son of novelist Hwang Sun-won
Trivia
- Eldest son of novelist Hwang Sun-won
- Moved to Seoul during the Korean War