Hyundae Munhak Award (Contemporary Literature Award)
3 appearances
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Edition 18 (1973) Winner
Song Gisuk
ソン・キスク
Song Gisuk
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-07-05 （Changhung, Jeollanam-do）
- Died
- 2021-12-05 age 86
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Languages
- Korean
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, essayist, professor
- Active Years
- 1961-2021
- Affiliations
- Chonnam National University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chonnam University | — | Korean Literature | M.A. | — | South Korea |
Chonnam University
Korean Literature
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1961
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award | The White-clad Race | — | Hyundae Munhak | 受賞 |
Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award
1973
Work:
The White-clad Race
Organization:
Hyundae Munhak
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
An Elegy of Jaratgol
1977 novelDeals with the tragedy enveloping three generations of an ordinary family in a remote Jeolla village. Narrates retrospectively events leading to conflict and grief, ending positively as the younger generation eliminates the cause.
lives of common peopleKorean historyspirit of resistance
Amtae Island
1981 novelFocuses on conflict between landowners and tenant farmers on Amtaedo during Japanese colonial rule, portraying tenant farmers as brave fighters for self-actualization.
colonial ruleclass conflictself-actualization
The Mungbean General
short storyTakes the Gabo Peasant Rebellion as subject, highlighting its anti-feudal and anti-foreign character as culmination of peasants' anti-feudal consciousness in late-Joseon.
peasant rebellionanti-feudalanti-foreign
Bibliography
- An Elegy of Charatgol (1977)
- The Amtae Island (1981)
- The White-Clad Race
- The Goblins Banquet
- An Unlucky Return to Old Hometown in Glory
- Why Do Dogs Bark?
- And Other, And You
- Terrorist
- Mother's Flag
- Blue Bird
- When the Flowers of Mung Beans Fail
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- embraces lives of common peoplecaptures continuity in Korean historyvalorizes spirit of resistance
- Recurring Motifs
- feudal eraJapanese colonial rulenational divisionpeasants' resistance
Legacy
Song Gisuk’s writing is motivated by the desire to embrace the lives of common people and capture the continuity that marks their existence in Korean history, from the feudal era through Japanese colonial rule to the age of national division.