Lee Seung-u

Lee Seung -U ( born February 21, 1959 in Jangheung, Jeollanam -do) is a South Korean writer.

  • 2.2.1 German
  • 2.2.2 English
  • 2.2.3 French
  • 2.2.4 Spanish

Life

Lee Seung- u was born in the small coastal town in the province of South Jeolla. After completing primary school he attended for a year in middle school and lived away from his family with an uncle. When his mother decided that the family should live together again, he moved to Seoul where he attended the Joongang University of associated middle and high school. He led an unsettled life, lived in many different places with his older brother and for a time with relatives.

He decided to study theology and was accepted after an examination as a fellow at the Theological University of Seoul. During this time he immersed himself in the poems of Oh Kyu -won and Chong Hyon -jong and in the novels of Yi Chong -jun and Yun Heung -gil. Especially the works of Yi Chong -jun served him as a model.

In 1981 he was diagnosed with in the suitability test for military service tuberculosis. Instead of being a soldier, he went to the spa town Cheolwon in Gangwon Province, where his mother owned a business. In December of the same year, the novel portrait of Erysichthon was awarded the Hankuk literary prize for young writers. After his literary debut, he worked at the Protestant magazine " Sinangsegye " ( world of faith ), rented a room in Gaebong -dong. His literary activity, the study of theology and life collided heavily with each other, which meant that he finished his studies at the Graduate School after two semesters.

In 1987, he beat then finally take the path of a professional writer.

Since 2001 he teaches literature at the University of Joseon.

Working

Korean

Stories

  • 구평 목 씨 의 바퀴벌레 ( The cockroach of Mr. Gu Pyeongmok ) Seoul: Munhak Sasangsa 1987
  • 日 蚀 에 대하여 ( About the eclipse ) Seoul: Moonhak Kwa JISUNG Sa 1989
  • 세상 밖으로 ( from the world) Seoul: Goryeowon 1991
  • 미궁 에 대한 추측 (assumptions about the maze ) Seoul: Moonhak Kwa JISUNG Sa 1994
  • 목련 공원 ( Magnolia Park ) Seoul: Munidang 1998
  • 사람들 은 자기 집 에 무엇이 있는지도 모른다 ( People do not know what is in their house ) Seoul: Moonhak Kwa JISUNG Sa 2001
  • 나는 아주 오래 살 것이다 (I'll live very long ) Seoul: Munidang 2002
  • 심인 광고 ( missing person ) Seoul: Munidang 2005

Novels

  • 에리 직톤 의 초상 ( Portrait of Erysichthon ) Seoul: Sallim 1990
  • 가시 나무 그늘 ( arbor shade) Seoul: JoongAng Ilbo 1991
  • 따뜻한 비 ( Rain Warmer ) Seoul: Chaeknamu 1991
  • 황금 가면 ( Golden Mask ) Seoul: Goryeowon 1992
  • 생 의 이면 ( The reverse side of life) Seoul: Munidang 1992
  • 내 안에 또 누가 있나 (who is still in me? ) Seoul: Goryewon 1995
  • 사랑 의 전설 ( The saga of love ) Seoul: Munidang 1996
  • 태초 에 유혹 이 있었다 ( In the beginning was the temptation) Seoul: Munidang 1998
  • 식물 들의 사생활 ( The Private Life of Plants ) Seoul: Munhakdogne 2000

Translations

German

  • The back of the life Bad Honnef: Horlemann 1996
  • Assumptions about the maze Bielefeld: Pendragon 2005

English

  • The Reverse Side of Life Peter Owen 2005
  • L' envers de la vie Paris: Zulma 2000
  • La vie des plantes rêvée Gallimard 2009
  • Le Vieux Journal SERGE SAFRAN 2013

Spanish

  • La Vida Secreta de las Plantas Ediciones del Ermitaño 2009

Awards

  • 2010 - 10 Hwang Sun -won literary prize
  • 2007 - 52 Hyŏndae literary award in the category of novels
  • 2003 - 03 Lee Hyo- sok Literature Prize
  • 2002 - 15 Tongsŏ Literature Prize
  • 1993 - 01 Taesan literary award in the category of novels
  • 1981 - Korean Literature Prize for Newcomers
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