Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2007) Winner
Jon Kyongnin
チョン・ギョンニン
Jeon Gyeongrin
Aliases:
Jeon Gyeongrin / Chŏn Kyŏngnin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Changwon
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet
- Active Years
- 1995-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyungnam University | — | German Literature | 学士 | — | South Korea |
Kyungnam University
German Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hankook Ilbo Literature Prize | A Woman Tending Goats | — | Hankook Ilbo | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Literary Community Literature Prize | Nowhere Man | — | Literary Community | 受賞 |
| 1998 | 21st Century Literature Award | Merry-Go-Round Circus Woman | — | — | 受賞 |
Hankook Ilbo Literature Prize
1996
Work:
A Woman Tending Goats
Organization:
Hankook Ilbo
Result:
受賞
Literary Community Literature Prize
1997
Work:
Nowhere Man
Organization:
Literary Community
Result:
受賞
21st Century Literature Award
1998
Work:
Merry-Go-Round Circus Woman
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Hyundae Munhak Award (Contemporary Literature Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Desert Moon
1995 novellaDebut work selected for New Spring Literary Contest.
female psychology
Once in a Lifetime Day
1999 novelA tale of infidelity expressing female psychology regarding sex bluntly.
infidelitysexual desire
Merry-Go-Round Circus Woman
1999 short storyProtagonists immerse in dreamy atmosphere without goals.
pessimismescapism
Hwang Jini
2004 novelBibliography
- A Woman Driving a Goat (1996)
- Nowhere Man (1997)
- A Special Day that Comes Only Once in My Life (1999)
- Merry-Go-Round Circus Woman (1999)
- Hwang Jini (2004)
Adaptations
- Her work adapted into erotic drama.
Translations of Works
- Ein ganz einfaches gepunktetes Kleid (현대단편소설선 2집)
- I Drift on Unknown Waters in a Glass Boat
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narratives indirectly reveal suppressed sexual problemsBlunt honesty in female psychology
- Recurring Motifs
- women's sexualitysocial conventions as fetterspessimism towards lifetragic pursuit of passion
Legacy
Korean author best known for poetry and novels on women's sexuality, highlighting difficulties in liberation from constraints.
In Popular Culture
- Work adapted into film Ardor (2002).