Hyundae Munhak Award (Contemporary Literature Award)
2 appearances
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Edition 31 (1986) Winner
Lee Dong-ha
イ・ドンハ
I Dongha
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-12-01 （Osaka）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Osaka (birth) → Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1966-2024
- Affiliations
- Professor at Chung-Ang University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seorabeol College of Arts | — | Creative Writing Department | — | — | South Korea |
| Konkuk University | — | Korean Literature | 大学院学位 | — | South Korea |
Seorabeol College of Arts
Creative Writing Department
Country:
South Korea
Konkuk University
Korean Literature
Degree:
大学院学位
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Korean Fiction Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Korean Creative Writing Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Korean Writers' Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | O Yeong-su Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞（初受賞者） |
Korean Fiction Award
1977
Result:
受賞
Korean Creative Writing Award
1981
Result:
受賞
Korean Writers' Award
1983
Result:
受賞
Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award
1986
Result:
受賞
O Yeong-su Literature Award
1993
Result:
受賞（初受賞者）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Toy City
1982 Semi-autobiographical novelA semi-autobiographical novel in three parts
Post-war trauma
Translations
- A Toy City
Bibliography
- Toy City (Jangnangam dosi, 1982)
- Valley at Dark (Jeomun goljjagi, 1986)
- A Bright Warm Day (Balggo ttatteutan nal, 1987)
- A Study of Violence (Pongnyeok yeongu, 1987)
- Shrapnel
Translations of Works
- A Toy City
- Shrapnel And Other Stories
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Short stories about post-war South KoreaSemi-autobiographical style
- Recurring Motifs
- Trauma of internecine strife and divisionDissolution of traditionDamage from external forces
Legacy
His works focus on the damage done to a nation that has endured the trauma of internecine strife and division by forces that were outside of its control. Even when economic success comes, it cannot overcome that trauma and the inevitable dissolution of thousands of years of tradition.
Trivia
- Not to be confused with South Korean wheelchair curler Lee Dong-ha