Yun Hu-myong

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Yun Hu-myong
Hangul:	윤후명
Hanja:	尹厚明
Revised Romanization:	Yun Hu-myeon
McCune-Reischauer:	Yun Humyŏn

Yun Hu-myong (b. January 17, 1946) is a South Korean writer who has published poetry, novels, and essays. He was born in the city of Gangneung in Gangwon, South Korea, under the name Yun Sang-gyu. He received his bachelor's degree from Yonsei University.

Yun's novels deal with the relationship between fantasy and reality in individuals' lives. In a similar fashion, his poetry deals with the connection between the profound and the mundane.

[edit] Books

• Expert Archer, poetry, 1977 (명궁)
• Don Juan's Love, novel, 1983 (돈황의 사랑)
• Resurrecting Birds, novel, 1985 (부활하는 새)
• There Is No Ape, novel, 1989 (원숭이는 없다)
• To Stars, novel, 1990 (별까지 우리가)
• You, My Bad Darling, essays, 1990 (이 몹쓸 그립은 것아)
• The Generation Without Promise, novel, (약속없는 세대)

[edit] References

(1996) “Yun, Hu-myong”, Who's who in Korean literature. Seoul: Hollym, 551-553. ISBN 1-56891-066-4.