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Up-and-coming writers test fiction’s boundaries

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Article
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20151023000965
Journal
The Korea Herald
Issued Date
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Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
SOUTH KOREA
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Book
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Writer
Kim Ae-ran , You-Jeong Jeong

About the Author

  • Kim Ae-ran
  • Birth : 1980 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Ae-ran
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김애란
  • ISNI : 0000000044728635
  • Works : 57
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  • English(English)

Since the early 2000s, South Korea welcomed a new group of writers who delved into their unique experiences as Korean millennials, as well as the horrors and joys of modern Korean life. Among them, one of the most prominent writers is Kim Ae-ran, who rose to instant literary stardom in 2003 when her short story, “No Knocking in this House,” won the Daesan Literary Award. Following Kim’s success, Korea saw the emergence of new writers with distinctive writing style and flair. In 2007, Jeong Yu-jeong, a medical nurse at the time, made her debut with her first novel “The Spring Camp of My Life” ― a story about a teenager who lost her father during the 1980 Gwangju Uprising.... Source: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20151023000965  

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