Hyundae Munhak Award (Contemporary Literature Award)
1 appearances
Mun Jeonghui
ムン・ジョンウィ
Mun Jeonghui
Aliases:
Moon Chung-hee
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-05-25 （Boseong, South Jeolla Province, South Korea）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
Career
- Occupations
- poet
- Active Years
- 1965-2024
- Affiliations
- Society of Korean Poets
- Memberships
- Society of Korean Poets
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jinmyeong Girls' High School | — | — | — | — | South Korea |
| Dongguk University | College of Liberal Arts | Korean Literature | — | — | South Korea |
| Dongguk University | — | Graduate School | PhD | — | South Korea |
Jinmyeong Girls' High School
Country:
South Korea
Dongguk University
College of Liberal Arts
/ Korean Literature
Country:
South Korea
majored in Korean Literature
Dongguk University
Graduate School
Degree:
PhD
Country:
South Korea
completed graduate studies, where she has also taught
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award | — | — | Hyundae Munhak | winner |
| 1996 | Sowol Poetry Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2004 | Jeong Jiyong Literature Prize | — | — | — | winner |
Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award
1975
Organization:
Hyundae Munhak
Result:
winner
Sowol Poetry Prize
1996
Result:
winner
Jeong Jiyong Literature Prize
2004
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Sowol Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1996) Winner
Works
Major Works
Kkotsum
1965 poetry collectionHer first collection of poems, published while still in high school.
early poetic sensibility
Mun Jeonghui Sijip
1973 poetry collectionAunaeui sae
1986 poetry collectionBibliography
- Kkotsum (1965)
- Mun Jeonghui Sijip (1973)
- Honja muneojineun jongsori (1984)
- Aunaeui sae (1986)
- Geuriun naui jip (1987)
- Je momsoge salgo inneun saereul kkeonaeeo juseyo (1990)
Translations of Works
- Windflower
- Woman on the Terrace (양귀비꽃 머리에 꽂고)
- Die Mohnblume im Haar (문정희 시선-어린 사랑에게)
- Celle qui mangeait le riz froid (2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- distinctly romantic consciousness, expressed in crystalline languagecomplex interplay of vivid emotions and sensationssubjective similes and metaphors
- Recurring Motifs
- romantic lovereticencesufferingfreedomfairy tale narratives
Legacy
A prominent South Korean poet known for her romantic consciousness and emotional depth in poetry.
Quotes
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No, that isn't it. Even with little sunlight / with love alone / that is shy of new faces / like flowers of grass / I want to knock my whole body against a massive wall / and fall.
Source: Hwangjiniui norae