Dong-in Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1985) Winner
Chung So-sung
チョン・ソソン
Jeong Soseong
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-02-11 （Bonghwa County, Keishōhoku-dō）
- Died
- 2020-10-24 （Seoul） age 76
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Bonghwa County → Seoul
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Professor of French literature
- Active Years
- 1977-2020
- Affiliations
- Chonnam National University, Dankook University
- Influenced
- Kim Jeong-ho, Lee Jema
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul National University | College of Humanities | French Literature | 文学士・文学修士 | — | South Korea |
| University of Grenoble III | — | Literature | 文学博士 | — | France |
Seoul National University
College of Humanities
/ French Literature
Degree:
文学士・文学修士
Country:
South Korea
Major in French literature
University of Grenoble III
Literature
Degree:
文学博士
Country:
France
PhD in French literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Dongin Literary Award | The Ship Bound for Athens | — | Dong-in Cultural Press | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Yun Dongju Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Manwu Park Young-joon Literary Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Woltan Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Muksa Ryu Juhyeon Literary Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Bonghwa Artist Award | — | — | Bonghwa County | 受賞 |
Dongin Literary Award
1985
Work:
The Ship Bound for Athens
Organization:
Dong-in Cultural Press
Result:
受賞
Yun Dongju Literature Award
1985
Result:
受賞
Manwu Park Young-joon Literary Prize
1988
Result:
受賞
Woltan Literature Award
1995
Result:
受賞
Muksa Ryu Juhyeon Literary Prize
2012
Result:
受賞
Bonghwa Artist Award
2015
Organization:
Bonghwa County
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Ship Bound for Athens
1985 NovelA novella comparing the division of Korea to Greek mythology, exploring the pain of division through myth and reality.
Pain of divisionMyth and realityFate
Two Wives
1999 NovelDepicts the scars of national division through a family history, focusing on separation due to the Korean War.
DivisionFamilyWar
Translations
- French: Les deux épouses
Bibliography
- Atene ganeun bae (The Ship Bound for Athens, 1986)
- Tteugeo-un gang (The Hot River, 1988)
- Cheonnyeoneul naerineun nun (The Snow of Thousand Years, 1983)
- Du anae (Two Wives, 1999)
- Daedongyeojido (1994, 5 vols)
- Taeyangin (The Sun People, 1997, 2 vols)
Adaptations
- Taeyangin optioned by MBC for TV series
Translations of Works
- Two Wives → French: Les deux épouses
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- LyricalExploration of life's meaning in historical contextSkilled use of dialects
- Recurring Motifs
- Scars of divisionPain of separationKorean historyRepetition of myths
Legacy
South Korean novelist known for works depicting the pain of national division and Korean history, also a French literature professor.