Hyundae Munhak Award (Contemporary Literature Award)
2 appearances
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Edition 58 (2013) Winner
Kim Sum
キム・スム
Gim Sum
Aliases:
キム・スジン / Gim Sujin
Pen Names:
Kim Sum（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1974-07-23 （Bangeojin, Ulsan, South Korea）
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Bangeojin, Ulsan, South Korea → Geumsan County, South Chungcheong Province
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Proofreader, Editor
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Nominations
- International Dublin Literary Award 2022 longlist (One Left)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daejeon University | — | — | — | — | South Korea |
Daejeon University
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Daejeon Ilbo New Writer’s Award | On Slowness | — | Daejeon Ilbo | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Munhakdongne New Writer Award | Time in the Middle Ages | — | Munhakdongne | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Heo Gyun Literary Writer Award | To Abandon the Yellow Dog | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award | That Night with Gyeongsuk | — | Hyundae Munhak | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Daesan Literary Awards | Women and Their Evolving Enemies | 小説部門 | Daesan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Yi Sang Literary Award | The Story of Roots | — | — | 受賞 |
Daejeon Ilbo New Writer’s Award
1997
Work:
On Slowness
Organization:
Daejeon Ilbo
Result:
受賞
Munhakdongne New Writer Award
1998
Work:
Time in the Middle Ages
Organization:
Munhakdongne
Result:
受賞
Heo Gyun Literary Writer Award
2012
Work:
To Abandon the Yellow Dog
Result:
受賞
Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award
2013
Work:
That Night with Gyeongsuk
Organization:
Hyundae Munhak
Result:
受賞
Daesan Literary Awards
2013
Work:
Women and Their Evolving Enemies
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Daesan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Yi Sang Literary Award
2015
Work:
The Story of Roots
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 39 (2015) Winner
Dong-in Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 53 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
One Left
2016 Historical FictionA novel dealing with the issue of Korean comfort women in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Comfort womenImperial Japanese ArmyKorean history
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- On Slowness
- Time in the Middle Ages
- Fighting Dog
- Bed
- Idiots
- Iron
- My Beautiful Sinners
- Water
- Liver and Gallbladder
- To Abandon the Yellow Dog
- Women and Their Evolving Enemies
- Noodles
- Woman Sewing
- L's Sneakers
- One Person
- Your God
- Flowing Letters
- Have You Ever Wished for a Soldier To Become an Angel?: The Testimony of Japanese Military "Comfort Woman" Gil Won-ok
- The Sublime Is Looking into Me: The Testimony of Japanese Military "Comfort Woman" Kim Bok-dong
- Divorce
- The Night Nobody Comes Back
- Disappearing Memories
- Hometown Address
- Song
- That Night with Gyeongsuk
- Silent Night, Holy Night
- In Search of the Perfect Place
- A Day To Go to Okcheon
Translations of Works
- English: One Left
- English: Divorce
- English: The Night Nobody Returns Home
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- elaborate descriptionsaesthetic stylevivid allegories
- Recurring Motifs
- Korean modern historycomfort womenKorean Wardemocratizationnational identity
Legacy
A prominent South Korean writer known for novels critically examining modern Korean history, including comfort women, the Korean War, and democratization. Recipient of multiple literary awards, with works translated into other languages.
Trivia
- Her pen name 'Sum' is pronounced to rhyme with 'boom.'