Hyundae Munhak Award (Contemporary Literature Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (2006) Winner
Jeong Yi-hyeon
チョン・イヒョン
Jeong Ihyeon
Aliases:
Jung Ihyun / Jeong Ihyeon / Chŏng Ihyŏn
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1972-00-00 （Seoul）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2001-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sungshin Women's University | — | Graduate School | — | — | South Korea |
| Seoul Institute of the Arts | — | Department of Creative Writing | — | — | South Korea |
Sungshin Women's University
Graduate School
Country:
South Korea
Graduated
Seoul Institute of the Arts
Department of Creative Writing
Country:
South Korea
studied in the Department of Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Literature and Society New Author Award | — | — | Moonji | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Yi Hyo-seok Literary Award | The Loneliness of Others | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Hyundae Literary Award | Sampoong Department Store | — | — | 受賞 |
Literature and Society New Author Award
2002
Organization:
Moonji
Result:
受賞
Yi Hyo-seok Literary Award
2004
Work:
The Loneliness of Others
Result:
受賞
Hyundae Literary Award
2006
Work:
Sampoong Department Store
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Sweet City
Chick litDepicts the dating, marriage, and career lives of women in their 30s. Considered the origin of representative South Korean chick lit.
urban women's desiresconsumer capitalismGangnam
Adaptations
- [Korean drama] My Sweet City
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sharp and cheerful wayurban style
- Recurring Motifs
- dating, marriage, career lives of urban womenGangnam neighborhooddesires to climb the socioeconomic ladder
Legacy
Pioneer of chick lit in Korea and innovator in Internet serialization. Explores the phoniness of consumer capitalism through urban women characters.
In Popular Culture
- My Sweet City was adapted into a Korean drama, resonating with women in their 20s and 30s
Trivia
- Innovator in Korean Internet serialization; her novel You Do Not Know on Kyobo Book Center blog attracted 400,000 visitors.