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Korean Women Writers
This is a partial list of Korean women writers. B *Bae Suah (born 1965), novelist, short story writer C * Cha Meeyoung (born 1979), mathematician and computer scientist *Cheon Un-yeong (born 1971), novelist *Choe Yun (born 1953), novelist * Choi Eunmi (born 1978), novelist * Choi Jeongrye (1955–2021), poet * Chung Bora (born 1972), short story writer, novelist, translator E *Eun Meehee (born 1960), novelist, columnist, educator G *Gong Ji-young (born 1963), novelist *Gong Sun-ok (born 1963), novelist, short story writer H *Ha Seong-nan (born 1967), short story writer, novelist *Han Kang (born 1970), poet, short story writer, novelist, educator * Han Malsook (born 1931), novelist *Han Moo-sook (1918–1993), novelist *Hee Geum (1979) *Heo Nanseolheon (1563–1589), prominent poet of the mid-Joseon dynasty *Heo Su-gyeong (born 1964), poet * Hong Yun-suk (1925–2015), acclaimed poet *Lady Hyegyeong (1735–1816), crown princess and memoirist of the late-Joseon dynasty *Hwang I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Suah
Bae Suah (born 1965) is a South Korean author and translator. Life Bae graduated from Ewha Womans University with a degree in chemistry. At the time of her debut in 1993, she was a government employee working behind the embarkation/disembarkation desk at Gimpo Airport in Incheon. Without formal instruction or guidance from a literary mentor, Bae wrote stories as a hobby. But it wasn't long before she left her stultifying job to become one of the most daringly unconventional writers to grace the Korean literary establishment in modern years. She made her debut as a writer with "A Dark Room in 1988" in 1993. Bae stayed in Germany for 11 months between 2001 and 2002, where she began learning German. She edits contents in literary magazine Axt since 2015. Work Bae has departed from the tradition of mainstream literature and created her own literary world based on a unique style and knack for psychological description. Bae made her debut as a writer with "A Dark Room" in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heo Su-gyeong
Heo Su-gyeong (1964 – 3 October 2018)독일서 눈 감은 허수경 시인…향년 54세(종합2보) was a Korean poet. Life Heo Su-gyeong was born in 1964 in , . She majored in Korean literature in . Heo made her literary debut at the age of twenty-three in 198 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Eun-gwol
Jung Eun-gwol () is a South Korean novelist. Three of her bestselling books have been adapted into television dramas – ''Sungkyunkwan Scandal'' (KBS2, 2010) and ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' ( MBC, 2012) and ''Lovers of the Red Sky ''Lovers of the Red Sky'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Kim Yoo-jung, Ahn Hyo-seop, Gong Myung and Kwak Si-yang. It is directed by Jang Tae-yoo and written by Ha Eun. The series adapted from the novel of the same name writ ...'' ( SBS, 2021). Works References External linksJung Eun-gwolat Daum South Korean women novelists South Korean novelists Living people 20th-century novelists 20th-century women writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Korea-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Kyung-ran
Jo Kyung Ran (This is the author's preferred Romanization per LTI Korea) is a South Korean writer. Life Jo Kyung Ran was born in Seoul in 1969 where she went on to study creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, but did not decide to become a writer until she turned 28. Jo lived in Bonngcheon-dong for nearly 20 years in a small rooftop apartment that her father built for her. She made her literary debut in 1996 with the short story, French Optical which won the Donga-Ilbo Prize. Internationally famous, she is a speaker in demand for conferences, having appeared at “Beyond Borders: Translating and Publishing Korean Literature in the U.S.” in New York in 2009 and more recently at The Seoul International Forum for Literature 2011. Work Jo's work is famous for taking trivial, mundane, and everyday occurrences and delicately describing them in subtle emotional tones. LTI Korea describes her contributions to Korean Literature: :Cho tends to dwell on the impressio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Kyongnin
Jon Kyongnin is a Korean author best known for her poetry on the theme of sexuality. Life Jon Kyongnin was born in 1962 and earned her degree in German Literature from Kyungnam University in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do. She debuted in 1995 when her novella ''Desert Moon'' (Samagui dal) was chosen for the New Spring Literary Contest sponsored by The Dong-a Ilbo."Jeon Geyong-rin" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Work Women's sexuality is the central focus of Jon Kyongnin's works. Her narratives are structured to indirectly reveal the sexual problems concealed and suppressed by their narrators. ''Once in a Lifetime Day'' (Nae saenge kkok haruppunil tteukbyeolhan nal) is a tale of infidelity that expresses female psychology regarding sex and sexual desire with blunt honesty. Another characteristic of Jeon's novels is pessimism towards life. While maintaining a psychological distance from their difficult or munda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Eun-jin
Jang Eun-Jin (born 1976) is a female South Korean writer. Life Jang Eun-Jin was born in 1976 in Gwangju City, Jeollanamdo, South Korea. She has a twin sister, Kim Hee-jin. Jang attended Cheonam National University in Gwangju from which she graduated with a degree in Geography. In 2004, Jang won the Jooggang Daily New Writers Award for her debut titled Kitchen Laboratory, which was eventually published as a book in 2008. Work Jang has published four novels and a collection of short stories and has won three literary prizes in total The Chonnam Ilbo New Short Story Award in 2002, the Joongang Ilbo New Writers Contest in 2004, and the 14th annual Munhakdongne Award in 2009. Jang has had one book translated into English, No One Writes Back (Translated by Jung Yewon), which ''The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Yunjidang
Im Yunjidang (임윤지당, 任允摯堂; 1721-1793) was a Korean writer and neo-Confucian philosopher. She defended the right for a woman to become a Confucian master and argued that men and women did not differ in their human nature by interpretations of Confucianism values in moral self cultivation and human nature. Life Im Yujidang was born in Wonju, Gangwon Province into the Pungcheon Im clan (풍천 임씨, 豊川 任氏) to Im Jeok who served as a judge in Hamheung. She belonged to a poor yangban family. Due to the hardships of her life, like the death of her father, retreat of the family to a mountain village, she was less pressured by the usual stereotypes of her time. Moreover, her brother, Im Seong-ju have been moved by her talented mind and helped her to read, access, teach the Classic of filial piety (''Hyogyeong''; 효경, 孝經), Biographies of Exemplary Women (''Yeolnyeojeon''; 열녀전, 列女傳), Lesser learning (Sohak; ''소학'', 小學), and became a libr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yun-I Hyeong
Yun I-hyeong (born in 1976) is a South Korean writer. 이버 지식백과윤이형 (한국현대문학대사전, 2004. 2. 25.) http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2075573&cid=41708&categoryId=41737 Life Her real name is Seul Lee and she was born in 1976 in Seoul, Korea. She is the daughter of the writer Lee Ze-ha. After graduating from Yonsei University with a BA in English Language, she debuted as a writer in 2005 by winning the Joong Ang New Writer Award (중앙신인문학상) with her short novel “검은 불가사리.” Work After her debut, Yi continued to write, to write short novels and released “피의 일요일” (2006) and “셋을 위한 왈츠” (2006). Most of her published books are collections of shorts stories written by her and sometime her stories will be in a collection with other authors. Her writing was known for going beyond the boundaries of dreams and reality. Her other stories includes “큰 늑대 파랑” , “루카”, and “개인 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang Jung-eun
Hwang Jung Eun (born 1976) is a South Korean writer and podcast celebrity. Life Hwang was born in Seoul, South Korea. She dropped out of Incheon National University. Hwang learned Korean at a younger age than most kids and was skilled in learning new words (Kyeonggi Ilbo). She started writing books after her short story "Mother" was selected in the Novel Field of 2005 ''Kyunghyang Sinmun'' Annual Spring Literary Contest. Work After her debut, Hwang won the 2010 Hanguk Ilbo Literature Award. Her work "Into the World of Passi" won the Shin Dong Yeob Literature award in 2013. Hwang hosted two podcasts. One was the "Author's Room" section of the ''2012 Sound of Munjang'' and the other one was “Radio Book Dabang” from January 2013 to May 2015. Her latest book is ''Let Me Continue.'' Hwang's work ''Kong’s Garden'' was translated into English by Asia Publisher. She was one of four featured speakers at a bilingual author's roundtable in Myeongdong Myeongdong () is a dong in Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sijo
''Sijo'' () is a Korean traditional poetic form that emerged in the Goryeo period, flourished during the Joseon Dynasty, and is still written today. Bucolic, metaphysical, and cosmological themes are often explored. The three lines average 14–16 syllables, for a total of 42–48: theme (3, 4,4,4); elaboration (3,4,4,4); counter-theme (3,5) and completion (4,3). ''Sijo'' may be narrative or thematic and introduces a situation in line 1, development in line 2, and twist and conclusion in line 3. The first half of the final line employs a "twist": a surprise of meaning, sound, or other device. ''Sijo'' is often more lyrical and personal than other East Asian poetic forms, and the final line can take a profound turn. Yet, "The conclusion of ''sijo'' is seldom epigrammatic or witty; a witty close to a sentence would have been foreign to the genius of stylized Korean diction in the great ''sijo'' periods." Structure Elements of early ''sijo'' ''P’yong sijo'' prioritized its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang Jin-i
Hwang Jini or Hwang Jin-Yi (; 1506 – 1560), also known by her gisaeng name Myeongwol ("bright moon", ), was one of the most famous gisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty. She lived during the reign of King Jungjong. She was noted for her exceptional beauty, charming quick wit, extraordinary intellect, and her assertive and independent nature. She has become an almost myth-like figure in modern Korea, inspiring novels, operas, films, and television series. A crater on Venus, Hwangcini, is named after her. Life She was born to the daughter of a scribe called Jeon Hyun Geum and a politician's son who went by the name Hwang. The story goes that her parents met while her mother was doing laundry, but the two could not get married and she became the illegitimate daughter of Hwang. She was known for her beauty and her bold personality. As Hwang Jini grew older, many men wanted to marry her. According to legend, one day a coffin was passing in front of her house, but the coffin stoppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang Sun-mi
Hwang Seon-mi (born 1963) is a South Korean author and professor who is best known for her fable ''The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly'', which has also been made into a successful animated film in South Korea, ''Leafie, A Hen into the Wild''. Life Born in 1963 as the second of five children, Hwang Seon-mi was unable to attend middle school due to poverty but, thanks to a teacher who gave her a key to a classroom, she was able to go to the school and read books whenever she wanted. She enrolled in high school by taking a certificate examination and she graduated from the creative writing departments at Seoul Institute of the Arts and Gwangju University, and from graduate school at Chung-Ang University. She lives in Seoul, South Korea. Hwang is an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Literature in the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Hwang's career as a writer began in 1995, and since then she has published nearly 30 books over various genres. She is most famous for her work ''The Hen W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |