Dong-in Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (1991) Winner
Kim Wonu
キム・ウォヌ
Gim Wonu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-04-11 （Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do）
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Languages
- Korean
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 1977-2024
- Affiliations
- Jakga group, Editor in Chief, Minumsa Publishing
- Memberships
- Jakga
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyungpook National University | — | English | B.A. | — | South Korea |
| Sogang University | — | Korean | M.A. | — | South Korea |
Kyungpook National University
English
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
South Korea
Sogang University
Korean
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dong-in Literary Award | — | — | Dong-in Literary Award Committee | winner |
| 1998 | Dong-sa Literature Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2002 | Daesan Literature Prize | — | — | Daesan Foundation | winner |
Dong-in Literary Award
1991
Organization:
Dong-in Literary Award Committee
Result:
winner
Dong-sa Literature Award
1998
Result:
winner
Daesan Literature Prize
2002
Organization:
Daesan Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Non-organic Youth
1981 Story CollectionsStory collection depicting middle-class youth
materialismself-interest
Life Studies
1983 Story CollectionsCritique of everyday life
middle-class critique
Hour of the Beasts
1986 Story CollectionsStories of beastly hours
materialismhypocrisy
Translations
- Chinese: 禽兽的日子
Bibliography
- Non-organic Youth (1981), Life Studies (1983), Hour of the Beasts (1986), Racing through the Obstacle Course (1986), Your Winter, A Story of Three Sisters (1988), Remote Days, Naked Heart, The Sea of Patriots (1993)
Translations of Works
- Chinese: 禽兽的日子 (Hour of the Beasts)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- depictions of middle-class everyday livescritical voiceuse of outside mediators
- Recurring Motifs
- materialismself-interesthypocrisyweariness of routines
Legacy
Modern South Korean novelist critiquing philistinism and commodity fetishism in middle-class Korean society, offering intellectually engaging portraits of life.