Yu Heaon-jong

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Yu Heaon-jong
Hangul:
유현종
Hanja:
劉賢鍾
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

  1. ^ 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 1-56591-066-4. 

[edit] See also