Jo Kyung-ran
Encyclopedia
Jo Kyung-ran is a South Korea
n writer.
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 which 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 2001.
Her work has won the Munhakdongne New Writer Award, the Today’s Young Artist Award, The Contemporary Literature Award (for the 2003 novella A Narrow Gate), and the Dong-in Literary Award
. Her work has been translated into French, German, and English.
My Purple Sofa
Looking for the Elephant
The Ladle Story
I Bought a Balloon
Time for Breaking Bread
Tongue
Swordfish
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
Jo Kyung-ran was born in SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
in 1969 where she went on to study creative writing at the 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...
, 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 which 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 2001.
Work
Jo’s work is famous for taking trivial, mundane, and everyday occurrences and delicately describing them in subtle emotional tones.Her work has won the Munhakdongne New Writer Award, the Today’s Young Artist Award, The Contemporary Literature Award (for the 2003 novella A Narrow Gate), and the Dong-in Literary Award
Dong-in Literary Award
The Dong-in Literary Award is a South Korean literary award named after novelist Kim Dong-in, established in order to praise the literary achievement of The Republic of Korea...
. Her work has been translated into French, German, and English.
Works in Korean (Partial)
French OpticalMy Purple Sofa
Looking for the Elephant
The Ladle Story
I Bought a Balloon
Time for Breaking Bread
Tongue
Swordfish