Yoo Jae-yong
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Yu Jae-yong is a South Korea
n novel
ist, known for his faithfulness to traditional forms and emphasis on steadfast characters. He was born in Kimhwa
, Kangwon-do, during the period of Japanese rule
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Yu made his literary debut with the serial children's tale The Gangly Balloon (키다리 풍선), which was printed in the Chosun Ilbo in 1965. Thereafter he published novels including Sanctuary (성역, 1980) 뭉 Gone into the Wind and Rain (비바람 속으로 떠자가다, 1982).
Yu's characters are typically past-oriented and fail to adapt themselves or to appreciate the complexities of the world. This is regarded by critics as a product of his intention to focus on the inner nature of the characters, rather than their interaction with external factors.
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 novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist, known for his faithfulness to traditional forms and emphasis on steadfast characters. He was born in Kimhwa
Kimhwa
Kimhwa is a kun, or county, in Kangwon province, North Korea. It is primarily mountainous, but the county's southeastern region is low-lying....
, Kangwon-do, during the period of Japanese rule
Korea under Japanese rule
Korea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion . Japanese rule ended in 1945 shortly after the Japanese defeat in World War II....
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Yu made his literary debut with the serial children's tale The Gangly Balloon (키다리 풍선), which was printed in the Chosun Ilbo in 1965. Thereafter he published novels including Sanctuary (성역, 1980) 뭉 Gone into the Wind and Rain (비바람 속으로 떠자가다, 1982).
Yu's characters are typically past-oriented and fail to adapt themselves or to appreciate the complexities of the world. This is regarded by critics as a product of his intention to focus on the inner nature of the characters, rather than their interaction with external factors.
Awards
- Hyundai Munhak Literary Prize, 1980
- Yi Sang Literary AwardYi Sang Literary AwardThe Yi Sang Literary Award is a South Korean literary award. It is one of South Korea's most prestigious literary awards named after Yi Sang, an innovative writer in modern Korean literature. The Yi Sang Literary Award was established in 1977...
, 1980 - Literature Prize of the Republic of Korea, 1982
- Cho Yun-hyun Literary Award, 1985
- Dongjin Literary Award, 1987