Yi Sang Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2000) Winner
Yi In-hwa
イ・インホワ
I Inhwa
Aliases:
Lyou Chul-gyun / Ryu Cheolgyun
Pen Names:
Ryu Cheolgyun（Real name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-01-05 （Daegu）
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Daegu → Seoul
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, novelist, literary critic, playwright
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- Ewha Womans University
- Influenced By
- Yang Guija, Yom Sang-seop, Umberto Eco
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul National University | — | Korean Literature | Ph.D | — | South Korea |
Seoul National University
Korean Literature
Degree:
Ph.D
Country:
South Korea
Started career as Korean Literature Professor
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The First Writer's World Literature Award | Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am | — | Saegaesa | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Today's Young Scholarship Award | — | — | Korean Government | 受賞 |
| 1995 | The First China-Korea Youth Scholarship Award | — | — | Chinese Government | 受賞 |
| 2000 | The 24th Yi Sang Literary Award | — | — | Munhak Sasangsa | 受賞 |
| 2001 | 21st Century Literary Award | — | — | Isu group | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Certificate of Award from Minister of Information and Communication | — | — | Korean Government | 受賞 |
The First Writer's World Literature Award
1992
Work:
Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am
Organization:
Saegaesa
Result:
受賞
Today's Young Scholarship Award
1995
Organization:
Korean Government
Result:
受賞
The First China-Korea Youth Scholarship Award
1995
Organization:
Chinese Government
Result:
受賞
The 24th Yi Sang Literary Award
2000
Organization:
Munhak Sasangsa
Result:
受賞
21st Century Literary Award
2001
Organization:
Isu group
Result:
受賞
Certificate of Award from Minister of Information and Communication
2003
Organization:
Korean Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Everlasting Empire
1993 Historical novelA detective novel tracing the mystery of Prince Sado and King Jeongjo's deaths.
Historical reinterpretationPolitical conservatism
Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am
1992 FictionDepicts the madness of 1980s Korea and questions true self.
Self-identity1980s Korea
The Path of Human
1997 FictionPresents Park Chung-hee as a hero.
Park Chung-hee regimeConservatism
Inferno 9
2012 FictionIntellectually intensified humans solve mysteries in a dream world.
Dream and realityGame-inspired creativity
Bibliography
- Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am (1992)
- Everlasting Empire (1993)
- Study on Yi Mun-yol (1992)
- The Path of Human (1997-1998)
- The Fragrance of Grasslands (1998)
- The Star of a Poet (2000)
- Sky Flower (2002)
- Habiro (2004)
- Inferno 9 (2012)
Translations by Author
- Isabella Bird Bishop, Korea and Her Neighbors (1994)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Strong political leaningOver-interpretation of history
- Recurring Motifs
- ConservatismDigital storytelling
Legacy
Controversial conservative novelist and pioneer in Korean digital storytelling.
In Popular Culture
- Involved in Choi Soon-sil scandal
Trivia
- Father was professor of Korean Language and Literature at Kyungpook National University.
- Huge fan of MMORPG Lineage.
- Arrested in 2017 over Choi Soon-sil daughter's grade scandal.
- Developed Storyhelper software.