was a Korea-born, Japan-raised writer. He is considered the "founding father" of Resident Korean literature. He was born in
Masanhoewon-gu
Masanhoewon-gu is a district in the City of Changwon, South Korea.
See also
* Changwon
* Masan
* Uichang-gu
* Seongsan-gu
* Masanhappo-gu
* Jinhae-gu
Jinhae-gu (Hangul: 진해구, Hanja: 鎭海區) is a district in Changwon City, South Korea. T ...
. Although he spent most of his life in Japan, many of his literary works are set in Korea and explore the injustices of colonial rule and its painful aftermath.
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Korea under Japanese rule
Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business offic ...
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Koreans in Japan
comprise ethnic Koreans who have permanent residency status in Japan or who have become Japanese citizens, and whose immigration to Japan originated before 1945, or who are descendants of those immigrants. They are a group distinct from South ...
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Yi Sang
Kim Hae-Gyeong (hangul: 김해경, hanja: 金海卿, September 23, 1910 – April 17, 1937), also known as his pen name Yi Sang (hangul: 이상, hanja: 李箱) was a writer and poet who lived in Korea under Japanese rule. He is well-known fo ...
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1919 births
1997 deaths
Korean writers
Literature of Korea under Japanese rule
Korean emigrants to Japan
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