Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1988) Winner
Im Chul-woo
イム・チョルウ
Im Cheolu
Aliases:
Lim Chul-Woo / Im Cheolu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-10-15 （Wando Island, Wando County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Wando Island, South Jeolla Province → Gwangju
Career
- Occupations
- writer, professor of Creative Writing
- Active Years
- 1981-
- Affiliations
- Hanshin University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sung-il High School | — | — | — | — | South Korea |
| Jeonnam University | Humanities | English Literature | 学士 | — | South Korea |
| Sogang University | — | English Literature | 修士課程修了 | — | South Korea |
| Jeonnam University | — | English Literature | 修士課程修了 | — | South Korea |
Sung-il High School
Country:
South Korea
Gwangju
Jeonnam University
Humanities
/ English Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
South Korea
graduated with a degree in English Literature
Sogang University
English Literature
Degree:
修士課程修了
Country:
South Korea
graduate program
Jeonnam University
English Literature
Degree:
修士課程修了
Country:
South Korea
graduate program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 17th Korean Creative Writing Prize | The Land of My Father | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | 12th Yi Sang Literature Prize | The Red Room | — | — | 受賞 |
17th Korean Creative Writing Prize
1985
Work:
The Land of My Father
Result:
受賞
12th Yi Sang Literature Prize
1988
Work:
The Red Room
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
I Want to Go to the Island
novelA novel exploring Korean division and identity.
Korean divisionGwangju Uprisingguilt
Adaptations
- [film] To the Starry Island / 朴広洙 (1994)
Translations
- The Island
Bibliography
- The Dog Thief
- The Land of My Father
- The Red Room
- I Want to Go to the Island
- Red Mountain, White Bird
- Spring Day
Translations of Works
- My Father's Land (English)
- The Red Room (English)
- Straight Lines and Poison Gas - At the Hospital Wards (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- subversivepsychological focus
- Recurring Motifs
- Gwangju UprisingKorean divisionviolence and guilt
Legacy
Known for works on the Gwangju Uprising, influencing modern Korean literature.
Trivia
- Was in Gwangju during the Gwangju Uprising.
- Spring Day is a five-volume novel written over eight years.