Hyundae Munhak Award (Contemporary Literature Award)
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Lee Gi-seong
イ・ギソン
I Gi-seong
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966 （Seoul）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Seoul
Career
- Occupations
- poet, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Affiliations
- Ewha Womans University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewha Womans University | Faculty of Liberal Arts | Department of Korean Literature | 学士 | — | South Korea |
| Ewha Womans University | Faculty of Liberal Arts | Department of Korean Literature | 修士 | — | South Korea |
| Ewha Womans University | — | Korean Literature | 博士 | — | South Korea |
Ewha Womans University
Faculty of Liberal Arts
/ Department of Korean Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
South Korea
Ewha Womans University
Faculty of Liberal Arts
/ Department of Korean Literature
Degree:
修士
Country:
South Korea
Ewha Womans University
Korean Literature
Degree:
博士
Country:
South Korea
Doctorate for paper on modernist poetry
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hyundae Literary Award | The Oyster Boy's Song | — | — | 受賞 |
Hyundae Literary Award
2015
Work:
The Oyster Boy's Song
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Suddenly Given Hand
2004 Poetry collectionA detailed record of life in a city marred by death and corruption. Painfully depicts the process of how a modern person becomes aware of uncomfortable discord, loneliness, and desolation from everyday life.
urban devastationlonelinessdesolation
Everything About Tiles
2010 Poetry collectionDevelops the aspect of distorting perspective on the objective world. Reveals 'reckless courage' for finding another way despite 'unpleasant passion' against gray reality.
distorted perspectivecouragepassion
The Table of a Vegetarian
2015 Poetry collectionDescribes the life of a modern anonymous being with depression, sadness, grief, lethargy, attempting to overcome through self-reflection and action.
anonymityself-reflectionvitality of poetry
Bibliography
- Bulssuk naemin son, Munhakgwajiseongsa, 2004
- Ta-ileu modeun gut, Munhakgwajiseongsa, 2010
- Chaesikju-uijaui siktak, Munhakgwajiseongsa, 2015
- Modeonijeumui simyeoneul geonneoneun sijeok yeojeong, Somyeongchulpan, 2006
- Uri, yukwaehan sajeonkkundeul, Somyeongchulpan, 2009
- Baekji wiui son, Kepoibooks, 2015
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- thoroughly detailed description of the ruinous aspect of lifedramatic transcription of tragic parts of lifedistorting perspective on the objective world
- Recurring Motifs
- inner anxiety of modern societydevastation scenes in lifedepression, sadness, grief, lethargy
Legacy
Praised as a modernist poet who uniquely expresses the inner anxiety of modern society. Currently working as a lecturer at her alma mater Ewha Womans University.