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The Yi Sang Literary Award (이상문학상) is a South Korean
literary award A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...
. It is one of South Korea's most prestigious literary awards, named after
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 ...
, an innovative writer in modern Korean literature. The Yi Sang Literary Award was established in 1977. It is sponsored by the Korean publisher Munhaksasangsa and has become one of the most prestigious literary awards in South Korea.


Winners

*1977 김승옥
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, 〈서울의 달빛 0장〉 ''The Moonlight of Seoul'' *1978 이청준
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〈잔인한 도시〉 ''The Cruel City'' *1979 오정희 Oh Jung-hee 〈저녁의 게임〉 ''Evening Game'' *1980 유재용
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〈관계〉 ''Relationship'' *1981 박완서
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, 〈엄마의 말뚝〉 ''Mother’s Hitching Post'' *1982 최인호
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, 〈깊고 푸른 밤〉 ''Deep Blue Night'' *1983 서영은 So Yeong-eun, 〈먼 그대〉 ''Distant You'' *1984 이균영 Lee Kyun-young, 〈어두운 기억의 저편〉 ''The Other Side of Dark Remembrance'' *1985 이제하 Yi Jae-ha, 〈나그네는 길에서도 쉬지 않는다〉 ''Travelers do not rest even on the road'' *1986 최일남
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, 〈흐르는 북〉 ''Flowing North'' *1987 이문열
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, 〈우리들의 일그러진 영웅〉 ''
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'' *1988 임철우 Im Chul-woo, 〈붉은 방〉 ''The Red Room'' (co-winner) *1988 한승원
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, 〈해변의 길손〉 ''Beach Traveler'' (co-winner) *1989 김채원
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, 〈겨울의 환幻〉 ''Annual Winter'' *1990 김원일
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, 〈마음의 감옥〉 ''Prison of the Heart'' *1991 조성기
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, 〈우리 시대의 소설가〉 ''The Novelist of Our Time'' *1992 양귀자
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, 〈숨은 꽃〉 ''The Hidden Flower'' *1993 최수철
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, 〈얼음의 도가니〉 ''The Ice Melting Pot'' *1994 최윤
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, 〈하나코는 없다〉 ''The Last of Hanako'' *1995 윤후명
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, 〈하얀 배〉 ''White Boat'' *1996 윤대녕
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, 〈천지간〉 ''Between Heaven and Earth'' *1997 김지원 Kim Ji-won, 〈사랑의 예감〉 ''Premonition of Love'' *1998 은희경
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, 〈아내의 상자〉 ''Wife’s Box'' *1999 박상우
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, 〈내 마음의 옥탑방〉 ''The Rooftop Unit in my soul'' *2000 이인화
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, 〈시인의 별〉 ''Poet’s Star'' *2001 신경숙
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, 〈부석사〉 ''Buseoksa'' *2002 권지예
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, 〈화장〉 ''Cremation'' (Calle
"From Powder to Powder"
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, 〈사랑을 믿다〉 ''Believe in Love'' *2009 김연수
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, 〈맨발로 글목을 돌다〉 ''Wander the alleyways barefoot'' *2012 김영하
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, 〈옥수수와 나〉 *2013 김애란
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, 〈침묵의 미래〉''The future of Slience'' *2014 편혜영
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, 〈몬순〉''Monsoon'' *2015 김숨
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, 〈풍경소리〉 *2018 손홍규, 〈꿈을 꾸었다고 말했다〉 *2019 윤이형 Yun I-hyeong, 〈그들의 첫 번째와 두 번째 고양이〉 *2021 이승우
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, 〈마음의 부력〉


References

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