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Mah Chonggi

マ・チョングィ

Ma Chonggi

Aliases: Ma Jonggi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939-01-17 (Tokyo)
Nationality
South Korea
Languages
Korean
Residence History
Tokyo, Japan → Seoul, South Korea → Toledo, Ohio, United States

Career

Occupations
Poet, Physician, Radiologist, Professor
Active Years
1966-
Affiliations
Ohio State University

Education

Yonsei University
Medical School / Medicine
Country: South Korea
Seoul National University
Medical School / Medicine
Period: 大学院研究修了
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: South Korea
Completed graduate research in 1966

Awards

Korean Literary Writers' Awards
1976
Result: 受賞
Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award
2009
Organization: Hyundae Munhak
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Quiet Triumphant Return

Poetry

Details unknown

HumanityCompassion

Second Winter

Poetry

Details unknown

HumanityCompassion

Invisible World of Love

Poetry

Details unknown

LoveLife abroad
Translations
  • Invisible Land of Love: Poems of Chonggi Mah. Translated by Youngshil Cho. Homa & Sekey Books, 2022.

Eyes of Dew

Poetry

Details unknown

HumanityCompassion
Translations
  • Augen aus Tau

Bibliography

  • Quiet Triumphant Return
  • Second Winter
  • Invisible World of Love
  • The Shine from the Sky of the World
  • Moyeoseo saneun geosi eodi galdaedeul ppunirya
  • Eyes of Dew

Translations of Works

  • Augen aus Tau
  • Invisible Land of Love: Poems of Chonggi Mah.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Compassionate expressions reflecting medical experiencesComplex tones on life abroad
Recurring Motifs
Love negating painPatriotism, anger, shame towards homelandCompassion for humanity

Legacy

Known as a poet who transitioned from physician to full-time writer, depicting universal compassion through medical experiences and life abroad.