Dong-in Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1962) Winner
Yi Hocheol
イ・ホチョル
I Hocheol
Aliases:
Lee Ho-cheol / Lee Hochul
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-03-15 （Wonsan, Hamgyeongnam-do）
- Died
- 2016-09-18 age 84
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Wonsan (then Japanese Korea, now North Korea) → South Korea
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, activist
- Active Years
- 1955-2016
- Affiliations
- Association of Writers for Literature of Freedom and Practice
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1962 | Dong-in Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Korean Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award
1962
Result:
受賞
Dong-in Literary Award
1962
Result:
受賞
Korean Literature Award
1989
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Hyundae Munhak Award (Contemporary Literature Award)
2 appearances
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Edition 7 (1962) Winner
Works
Major Works
Panmunjom
1961 short storyA South Korean reporter visits the DMZ and has a brief warm encounter with a North Korean female reporter.
Korean divisionNorth-South encounter
Translations
- Panmunjom (bilingual)
Northerners, Southerners
1996 novelFocuses on issues of the split from the perspective of a young Korean soldier.
North-South divisionimpact of war
Translations
- Southerners, Northerners
Bibliography
- Leaving Home (1955)
- Panmunjom (1961)
- Petit Bourgeois (1964)
- Seoul Is Full (1966)
- Northerners, Southerners (1996)
Translations of Works
- Panmunjom
- Southerners, Northerners
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Direct confrontation with realityThemes of Korean War and divisionPetite bourgeoisie
- Recurring Motifs
- Korean divisionWar victimsShadows of economic success
Health
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brain tumor晩年Cause of death.
Legacy
The Lee Hochul Literary Prize for Peace was established in his honor after his death. Known as a writer active in pro-democracy movements.
Trivia
- Drafted into the North Korean army and later fled to the South.
- Imprisoned during the Park Chung-hee regime in the 1970s.