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Kim Ji-won (novelist)
Kim Jiwon (; November 10, 1943 – January 30, 2013) was a South Korean writer. Life Kim Jiwon was raised in a literary family. She was born in 1943 in Gyeonggi Province to Choe Jeong-hui, one of the most popular female Korean writers in the twentieth century, and :ko:김동환_(1901년), Kim Dong-hwan, a famous poet. Kim's sister, Kim Chae-won (writer), Kim Chae-won, is also a writer.Words of Farewell, Bruce Fulton (trans) Seal Press, 1989 p. x Kim Jiwon graduated from Ehwa University in 1965, emigrated to New York City, United States, USA in 1973, and published her first story in 1974. She lived in New York from the 1970s until her death. Work Kim wrote primarily about women in failed relationships with husbands (''A Certain Beginning'' in 1974 and ''Lullaby'' in 1979). In ''A Certain Beginning'' a woman is hopelessly trapped between social expectations of money and relationships. Set in the United States, the story features the protagonist, Yun-ja, agreeing to marry Chong-il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, the nation's third-largest city, is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level ''metropolitan city'' since 1981. The three jurisdictions are collectively referred to as '' Sudogwon'' and cover , with a combined population of 25.5 million—amounting to over half of the entire population of South Korea. History Gyeonggi-do has been a politically important area since 18 BCE, when Korea was divided into three nations during the Three Kingdoms period. Ever since King Onjo, the founder of Baekje (one of the three kingdoms), founded the govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
