Dong-in Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2003) Winner
Kim Yeonsu
キム・ヨンス
Gim Yeonsu
Aliases:
Kim Yeon-su
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-01-01 （Kimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do）
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Languages
- Korean, English
- Religion
- Unknown
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, author, translator
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Influenced By
- Jorge Luis Borges, Yi Sang
- Nominations
- Critics' Choices: Novels (2001) First Love, Critics' Choices: Novels (2002) Hanging Yellow Lotus Lantern High, Yi Sang Literary Prize (2002) First Love
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sungkyunkwan University | — | English Literature | — | — | Korea |
Sungkyunkwan University
English Literature
Country:
Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dong-seo Literary Award | Goodbye, Yi Sang | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Dong-in Literary Award | When I Was Still A Child | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Daesan Literary Award | I am a Ghost Writer | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Hwang Sun-won Literary Award | The Comedian Who Went to the Moon | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Yi Sang Literary Prize | Five Pleasures for Those Who Take Walks | — | — | 受賞 |
Dong-seo Literary Award
2001
Work:
Goodbye, Yi Sang
Result:
受賞
Dong-in Literary Award
2003
Work:
When I Was Still A Child
Result:
受賞
Daesan Literary Award
2005
Work:
I am a Ghost Writer
Result:
受賞
Hwang Sun-won Literary Award
2007
Work:
The Comedian Who Went to the Moon
Result:
受賞
Yi Sang Literary Prize
2009
Work:
Five Pleasures for Those Who Take Walks
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2009) Winner
Works
Major Works
Goodbye, Yi Sang
2001 NovelA novel about Yi Sang, acclaimed as a masterpiece of humanistic imagination.
truthexistencedefinition of literature
When I Was Still A Child
2002 Short story collectionCollection of stories based on childhood and adolescence, exploring the nature of truth.
truthdaily life
World’s End Girlfriend
2009 Short story collectionBest-selling work, sold 40,000 copies in three months.
lonelinessrelationships
Translations
- Published in Japanese
Bibliography
- Twenty Years Old (2000)
- When I Was Still A Child (2002)
- I am a Ghost Writer (2005)
- World’s End Girlfriend (2009)
Translations by Author
- Roald Dahl, George's Marvellous Medicine (2000)
- Ha Jin, Waiting (2007)
- Raymond Carver, Cathedral (2007)
Translations of Works
- World’s End Girlfriend in Japanese
- World’s End Girlfriend in Russian
- So You Love Me, Seonnyeong in French
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modernisthumanistic
- Recurring Motifs
- search for truthquestions of existencedifficulty of daily life
Legacy
One of the most acclaimed Korean writers since 2000 and a best-seller. Influenced by Borges and Yi Sang, explores truth and literature.
Quotes
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The reason why I write is to find out whether the truth does indeed exist in the act of writing.
Source: Interview
Trivia
- Debuted with a poem in 1993, followed by a novel in 1994.