Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2013) Winner
Ae-ran Kim
キム・エアラン
Gim Aeran
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980-01-01 （Incheon）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Seosan → Seoul
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2003-2024
- Affiliations
- Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea National University of Arts | — | Department of Playwriting | — | — | South Korea |
Korea National University of Arts
Department of Playwriting
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Daesan Literary Award | No Knocking in This House | — | Daesan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Hankook Ilbo Literary Award | Run, Daddy, Run | — | Hankook Ilbo | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Yi Hyosŏk Literary Award | Knife Marks | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Yi Sang Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Prix de l'Inaperçu Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Daesan Literary Award
2003
Work:
No Knocking in This House
Organization:
Daesan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Hankook Ilbo Literary Award
2005
Work:
Run, Daddy, Run
Organization:
Hankook Ilbo
Result:
受賞
Yi Hyosŏk Literary Award
2008
Work:
Knife Marks
Result:
受賞
Yi Sang Literary Award
2013
Result:
受賞
Prix de l'Inaperçu Literary Award
2014
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Dong-in Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
No Knocking in This House
2003 Short storyFive women living in five separate tiny rooms in a boarding house.
Urban lifeConfined spaces
Run, Daddy, Run
2005 Short story collectionShort story collection featuring young people's lives.
Migrants to SeoulYouth
Translations
- Cours papa, cours! (French)
- Corre, pare, corre! (Catalan)
- ¡Corre, papá, corre! (Spanish)
Knife Marks
2008 Short storyMy Brilliant Life
2011 NovelA touching story of a 17-year-old boy with progeria preparing to bid farewell to his thirty-something parents.
FamilyIllnessAging
Adaptations
- [Film] My Brilliant Life / E J-yong (2014)
Translations
- My Brilliant Life (English, 2021)
Translations of Works
- Ascending Scales
- Knife Marks
- Christmas Specials
- The Future of Silence
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Unusual interest in small, run-down spacesStrong sense of realismHumorous depiction evoking pathos
- Recurring Motifs
- Semi-basement roomsConvenience storesRooftop roomsYoung people moving to Seoul from provinces
Legacy
A leading young writer of new generation Korean literature, holding records for youngest award winners. Known for realistic depictions of young urban lives.
Trivia
- Youngest winner of the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award at age 25.
- Also the youngest recipient of the Yi Hyosŏk Literary Award.