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Park Wansuh

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  • Park Wansuh
  • Birth : 1931 ~ 2011
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Wansuh
  • Family Name : Park
  • Korean Name : 박완서
  • ISNI : 0000000120207103
  • Works : 100
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Writer, Park Wansuh By Shin Junebong on Oct 18 2014 15:46:20 Vol.5 Autumn 2009 “The era I have lived through is a story in itself." Park Wansuh, one of the leading figures in the Korean literary world, has made remarkable achievements both in terms of literary sophistication and general popularity. The JoongAng Ilbo reporter Shin Junebong recently interviewed the woman who has captivated Korean readers with vivid reconstructions of her own experiences during the Korean War and insights into human nature.   The poet Ko Un and the novelist Hwang Sok-yong, often cited as candidates for the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the poet Kim Ji-ha, for whom existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre signed a petition demanding his release from prison in 1974, are leading Korean writers who enjoy a degree of recognition outside the country. But there is another Korean writer without whom the history of modern Korean literature would be incomplete, even if she is not well known outside her native country. It could be argued, in fact, that her name belongs above those of Ko, Hwang, and Kim in the roll call of modern Korean writers. The author in question is 78 year old novelist Park Wansuh, born in 1931 in Gaepung-gun, Gyeonggi-do (province), in what is now North Korea. One of the leading veterans of the Korean literary scene, Park’s achievements both as a writer of literary fiction and a popular author are remarkable. By the time they reach their seventies and eighties, most writers’ creative desires are no match for those of their youth. Park, however, published two storybooks for children earlier this year and is showing no signs of neglecting writing, her life’s work.

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  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    那个男孩的家
    Park Wansuh et al / 박완서 / 2007
  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    裸木
    Park Wansuh et al / 박완서 / 2007
  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    孤独的你
    Park Wansuh et al / 박완서 / 2006

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