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Jeong Chan (author)
Jung Chan (; born 1953) is a South Korean writer."정찬" biographical PDF available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://library.klti.or.kr/node/352 Life Jung Chan was born in 1953 and graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Korean Education. He debuted in 1983 when his novella ''The Tower of Language'' (Marui tap) was published in The World of Language. Jung is a popular artist, having appeared at LTI Korea 2010 Seoul International Writers’ Festival under the theme “Fantasy + Empathy”. Work Jung was profoundly influenced by the Gwangju Uprising, which occurred while he was working as a reporter for the Dong-a Ilbo. What intrigued Jung was not so much the political issue, but the issues of men confronting death and redemption. In ''Perfect Soul'' (Wanjeonhan yeonghon), barbarity of those in power is contrasted against the simplicity and passivity of innocent souls. Another concern in Jung's work is the relationship between power and language. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeong (surname)
Jeong is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "정", also often spelled Chung, Jung, Joung or Jong. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 2,407,601 people by this name in South Korea or 4.84% of the population. The Korean family name "정" is mainly derived from three homophonous hanja. (2,151,879), (243,803) and (11,683). The rest of the homophonous hanjas include: (139), (41), (29), (22) and (5). Latin-alphabet spelling In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on a sample of year 2007 applications for South Korean passports, it was found that 48.6% of people with this surname chose to have it spelled in Latin letters as Jung in their passports. The Revised Romanization transcription Jeong was at second place with 37.0%, while Chung came in third at 9.2%. It was the only one out of the top five surnames (the others being Kim, Park, Lee, and Choi) for which the Revised Romanization spelling was used by more than a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
