Yu Heaon-jong
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| Yu Heaon-jong | |
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| Hangul: |
유현종
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| Hanja: |
劉賢鍾
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| Revised Romanization: | Yu Hyeon-jong |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Yu Hyŏnjong |
Yu Heaon-jong (b. February 25, 1939[1]) is a South Korean novelist known for the writing of dramatic historical fiction. He was born in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, to a family of the Gangneung Yu lineage. He graduated from Sorabol Arts College with a degree in creative writing. He emerged on the literary stage when his short story "This Insignificant Stone" received an award from the literary magazine Jayu Munhak.
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[edit] Novels
- City of Discontent, 1968 (불만의 도시)
- Wild Fire, 1975 (들불)
- Yongaesomun, 1978 (연개소문)
- The Three Elite Patrols, 1980 (삼별초)
- North Road to Mt. Heaven, 1980 (천산북로)
- Kings' Way, 1981 (왕도)
- Im Kkok-chong, 1986 (임꺽정)
- Chang Po-go, 1988 (장보고)
- Chonggam-nok, 1990 (정감록)
- Hwangsan, 1989 (황산)
- Taejoyoung, 1990 (대조영)
[edit] Awards
- Hyundai Munhak Literary Prize, 1969
- Korean Fiction Prize, 1976
[edit] Notes
- ^ According to Lee (1996, p. 545). This is given as 1940 by the Naver Encyclopedia.
[edit] References
Lee, Tong-ha (1996). “Yu, Heaon-jong”, Who's who in Korean literature. Seoul: Hollym, 545-547. ISBN 1-56891-066-4.
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