Hong Sung-won

Hong Sung -won ( born December 26, 1937 in Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, † 1 May 2008 the Gimpo, Gyeonggi -do) was a South Korean writer.

Life

Hong Sung -won was born in 1937 in the district as Hapcheon Oldest of eight children. In 1940 he moved with his family to North Korea, where she lived from the Japanese colonial rule until the liberation. Subsequently, the family settled in Seoul. 1956 Hong began a study of English Studies at Korea University, but this had to stop again due to financial reasons.

Shortly after the military coup by Park Chung -hee in 1961 he had to play three years of military service. The three years in Gangwon -do Military Base had a great influence on his work. 1964 Hong became known as a writer by winning in a row at three different writing competitions. His experiences as a teenager in the Korean War and later as a soldier, were the focus of his early works. Later he dealt among other things with the difficulties of city life and grappled with in recent history.

On May 1, 2008, he died at 71 years in Gimpo in Gyeonggi Province as a result of chronic disease.

Work (excerpt)

Korean

  • 디 · 데이 의 兵 村barracks on D-Day Seoul: Changwoosa 1966
  • 주말 여행 travel on weekends Seoul: Moonhak Kwa JISUNG Sa 1976
  • 즐거운 地狱The Merry Hell Seoul: Samjungdang 1977
  • 무사 와 악사 warriors and singers Seoul: Youl Hwa Dang 1977
  • 남과 북 south and north of Seoul: Seoeumsa 1977
  • 흔들리는 땅 The shaking earth Seoul: Moonhak Kwa JISUNG Sa 1978
  • 막차 로 온 손님들 The guests who arrived with the last train Seoul: Samjungdang 1982
  • 마지막 우상 The last idol Seoul: Hyundae Munhak 1985
  • 폭군 tyrant Seoul: Nanam 1987
  • 먼동 dawn Seoul: Moonhak Kwa JISUNG Sa 1993
  • 투명한 얼굴 들 The transparent faces Seoul: Moonhak Kwa JISUNG Sa 1994
  • 그러나 But Seoul: Moonhak Kwa JISUNG Sa 1996
  • 기찻길 The railroad rail Seoul: Moonhak Kwa JISUNG Sa 2004

Translations

German

  • Polite violence, in: the listen. Journal of Literature, Art and Criticism, Vol 41, 4/96
  • Mountains, in: Korean narratives, Seoul: Euljimunhwasa 1997
  • Warriors and singers EOS 2005 ISBN 3-8306-7214-4

Japanese

Award

Revised Romanization of Korean McCune–Reischauer Die Horen (Morawietz) Integrated Authority File
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