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Oh Sangwon

オサンウォン

O Sangwon

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1930-11-05 (Sonchon, Pyonganbuk-do)
Died
1985-12-03 age 55
Nationality
South Korea
Languages
Korean

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist
Active Years
1953-1985
Affiliations
Dong-a Ilbo

Education

Seoul National University
French
Degree: B.A.
Country: South Korea

Awards

Dong-in Literary Award
1958
Work: A Betrayal
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Respite

1955 Short story

A psychological study of a soldier taken captive while trying to save another man’s life and awaiting execution.

Korean Warhumanismbehaviorism
Translations
  • A Respite and other Korean Short Stories

Bibliography

  • Records on White Papers
  • A Betrayal
  • A Respite
  • Period
  • Reality
  • Contempt
  • Mountains
  • The Overlapping Past
  • Oh Sangwon's Fables

Translations of Works

  • A Respite

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Influenced by French behaviorism and existentialismBold critique of external reality through characters
Recurring Motifs
Korean WarConflict between conscience and dutyFabulist satires

Legacy

Influenced by French behaviorism and existentialism, his works depict post-liberation political chaos and Korean War tragedies through bold characters critiquing reality.