Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2021) Winner
Yun Ko-eun
ユン・コウン
Yun Ko-eun
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980 （Seoul）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Residence History
- Seoul
Career
- Occupations
- writer, radio host
- Active Years
- 2004-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dongguk University | — | creative writing | — | — | South Korea |
Dongguk University
creative writing
Country:
South Korea
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dagger Award | The Disaster Tourist | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Kim Yong Ik Literary Award | Aloha | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | 12th Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award | The Hippocampus Flies | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | 13th Hankyoreh Literary Award | The Zero G Syndrome | — | Hankyoreh | 受賞 |
| 2004 | 2nd Daesan Collegiate Literary Prize | Piercing | — | — | 受賞 |
Dagger Award
2021
Work:
The Disaster Tourist
Result:
受賞
Kim Yong Ik Literary Award
2015
Work:
Aloha
Result:
受賞
12th Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award
2011
Work:
The Hippocampus Flies
Result:
受賞
13th Hankyoreh Literary Award
2008
Work:
The Zero G Syndrome
Organization:
Hankyoreh
Result:
受賞
2nd Daesan Collegiate Literary Prize
2004
Work:
Piercing
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Table for One
2010 Short story collectionShort story collection featuring whimsical tales.
alienationimagination
Aloha
2014 Short story collectionShort story collection.
reality and imagination
The Old Car and Hitchhiker
2016 Short story collectionEight stories on the boundaries between reality and imagination.
fantasysocial critique
Travelers of the Night
2013 NovelThe Zero G Syndrome
2008 NovelThe moon splits and multiplies, causing chaos on Earth.
alienationapocalyptic fears
Bibliography
- Table for One
- Aloha
- The Old Car and Hitchhiker
- Travelers of the Night
- The Zero G Syndrome
Translations of Works
- Histoires insolites de Corée
- The Disaster Tourist
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- distorting reality with whimsical imaginationnarrative structure that rises in entropy and returns to zero
- Recurring Motifs
- alienationfantastical eventsillusion of zero gravity
Legacy
South Korean writer known for humorously depicting alienation in modern society.