Jon Kyongnin

Jon Kyongnin or Jeon Gyeong- rin (* 26 November 1962 in Haman, Gyeongsangnam ) is a South Korean writer.

  • 2.2.1 German
  • 2.2.2 English
  • 2.2.3 French

Life

Jeon Gyeong- rin was born as the eldest of six children. She studied German literature at the University Kyeongnam in Masan and dealt with during its theater. After graduating she worked for several years for the transmitter Korean Broadcasting System as a text writer. In 1995, she debuted with the story The moon on the desert in the Korean newspaper Dong -a Ilbo.

A year later she received for her short story The woman who drives the 29 goats Hanguk Ilbo Literature Prize. With the novel A man who is nowhere (1997), she won the second Munhakdongne Literature Prize, and for Merry -Go-Round circus woman ( 메리 고 라운드 서커스 여인 ) honored the 21st century literary prize. The more frequent, she was nominated for the Yi Sang Literary Prize, one of the most important prizes for literature in Korea. In 2011 she received the Hyundae Munhak price. Her novel A special day, which can occur only once in my life was made ​​into a film ( The secret love ).

Working

Korean

Stories

  • 염소 를 모는 여자 ( The woman who drives goats ) Seoul: Munhakdongne 1996
  • 평범한 물방울 무늬 원피스 에 관한 이야기 ​​( A very simple polka-dot dress) Seoul: Gang 1997
  • 바닷가 마지막 집 ( The Last House on the sea) Seoul: Saenggakeui Namu 1998
  • 물의 정거장 (stop in the water) Seoul: Munhakdongne 2003
  • 환과 멸 ( llusion and decay ) Seoul: Saenggakeui Namu 2003

Novels

  • 아무 곳에 도 없는 남자 ( A man who is nowhere ) Seoul: Munhakdongne 1997
  • 내 생애 꼭 하루 뿐 일 특별한 날 ( A special day, which can occur only once in my life) Seoul: Munhakdongne 1999
  • 난 유리 로 만든 배 를 타고 낯선 바다 를 떠도 네 ( In the glass vessel I drive on a strange sea around 1-2 ) Seoul: Saenggakeui Namu 2001
  • 검은 설탕 이 녹는 동안 ( While the brown sugar melts ) Seoul: Munhakgondne 2002
  • 열정 의 습관 ( The Habit of Passion ) Seoul: Irum 2002
  • 황진이 ( Hwangjini 1-2) Seoul: Irum 2004

Translations

German

  • A very simple polka-dot dress. In: A very simple dotted dress, Bielefeld: Pendragon 2004 ISBN 978-3-93487-257-8

English

  • I drift on Unkown Waters in a Glass Boat Stallion Press 2010
  • La femme à la chèvre Lyon: Edipolis 2000

Awards

  • 2011 - 56th Hyŏndae literature prize in the category novels
  • 2007 - 31 Yi Sang Literature Prize
  • 2004 - 01 Roman Literature Prize of the Republic Kroea
  • 1998 - 21st century Literary Award
  • 1997 - 02 Munhak Togne Roman Price
  • 1996 - 29 Hanguk Ilbo Literature Prize
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