Choi In-hun
Encyclopedia
Choi In-hun is a South Korea
n writer.
. When the Korean War
broke out in 1950, he took refuge with his family to South Korea
aboard a U.S. Navy landing ship. He was admitted to the college of Law at Seoul National University
in 1952. He did not finish his academic work, instead he joined the army without completing the final semester of his college studies. He had served as an English interpreter and TI&E (troop information & education) officer for seven years until he was discharged in 1963. From 1977-2001 he served as a Professor of creative writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts
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The Square was published hard on the heels of the Student Revolution on April 19 of 1960. This revolution overthrew President Syngman Lee and Choi was one of the first novelists to publish in that era. Consequently it is regarded as having kicked off the beginning of a new era in Korean modern literature.
His awards have been numerous: The Dongin Literary Award (1966); The Best The Playwright Prize of the Hankook Theater and Film Awards (1977); The Meritorious Prize in the Arts Category of the JoongAng Cultural Awards (1978); The Seoul Theater Critics Group Award (1979); The Isan Literary Award (1994); and The Distinguished Alumnus Award of Seoul National University's College of Law (2004).
''The Square Spindlewood (Sep 1985)
House of Idols Jimoondang Publishing Company (Feb 2003)
"Reflections on a Mask"
"The Square" (1960)
"A Dream of Nine Clouds" (1962)
"A Grey Man" (1963)
"Journey to the West" (1966)
"The Sound of Laughter" (1967)
"One Day in the Life of Novelist Kubo" (1969)
"Typhoon" (1973)
"The Keyword" (1994)
Plays
"Where Shall We Meet Again?" (1970)
"Shoo-oo Shoo Once Upon A Time" (1976)
Essays
"Meditation on the Road" (1989)
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n writer.
Life
Choi, In-hun was born on April 13, 1936 in Hoeryong City, North Hamgyong Province, which is now in North KoreaNorth Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. When the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
broke out in 1950, he took refuge with his family to South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
aboard a U.S. Navy landing ship. He was admitted to the college of Law at Seoul National University
Seoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
in 1952. He did not finish his academic work, instead he joined the army without completing the final semester of his college studies. He had served as an English interpreter and TI&E (troop information & education) officer for seven years until he was discharged in 1963. From 1977-2001 he served as a Professor of creative writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts
Seoul Institute of the Arts
Seoul Institute of the Arts was founded by Chi-Jin Yoo in 1962. The Ansan Campus was completed in February 2001 and is the designated centre of arts education, whilst the Namsan Campus is the center of art experience. SIA has 2400 students in 13 departments...
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Work
While still in the military, Choi made his literary debut. Most of his work centers on individuals suffering from the from ideological conflicts centering around Korean national separation. He is both prolific and controversial. Perhaps his most famous work is The Square, which was published in 1960 and immediately became successful.The Square was published hard on the heels of the Student Revolution on April 19 of 1960. This revolution overthrew President Syngman Lee and Choi was one of the first novelists to publish in that era. Consequently it is regarded as having kicked off the beginning of a new era in Korean modern literature.
His awards have been numerous: The Dongin Literary Award (1966); The Best The Playwright Prize of the Hankook Theater and Film Awards (1977); The Meritorious Prize in the Arts Category of the JoongAng Cultural Awards (1978); The Seoul Theater Critics Group Award (1979); The Isan Literary Award (1994); and The Distinguished Alumnus Award of Seoul National University's College of Law (2004).
Works in English
A Grey Man Si Sa Yong O Sa Pub (1988)''The Square Spindlewood (Sep 1985)
House of Idols Jimoondang Publishing Company (Feb 2003)
Works in Korean (Partial)
Novels"Reflections on a Mask"
"The Square" (1960)
"A Dream of Nine Clouds" (1962)
"A Grey Man" (1963)
"Journey to the West" (1966)
"The Sound of Laughter" (1967)
"One Day in the Life of Novelist Kubo" (1969)
"Typhoon" (1973)
"The Keyword" (1994)
Plays
"Where Shall We Meet Again?" (1970)
"Shoo-oo Shoo Once Upon A Time" (1976)
Essays
"Meditation on the Road" (1989)