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Ryoo Kisu(류기수)

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Title
Ryoo Kisu
Family Name
Ryoo
First Name
Kisu
Preferred Name
-
Pen Name
유기수, 柳基洙
ISNI
0000000050221355
Birth
1924
Death
2007
Occupation
Doctor, Writer
Period
Modern
Representative Works
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  • Descriptions
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  • Korean(한국어)
  • Chinese(汉语)

Ryoo Kisu (1924-2007) was a South Korean novelist who debuted through the Kyunghyang Daily News New Writer's Contest 1968 with the short story “Horobaksa” (호로박사 “The Well-Aged Professor”). Ryoo wrote largely on the pain of national division between North and South Korea, and depicted the injustices of contemporary Korean society through a realistic lens.* Novel Jirisan saramdeul (지리산 사람들 The People of Jirisan Mountain) (1991)* Novel Ingangyoryang (인간교량 The Human Bridge) (1994)* Novel Jirisane pin kkocheun sideulji anneunda (지리산에 핀 꽃은 시들지 않는다 Flowers Blooming on Jirisan Mountain Never Wither) (1999)* Novel Ppalchisan (빨치산 Partisans) (2002)


류기수(1924~2007)는 한국의 소설가다. 1968년 <경향신문>신춘문예에 단편<호로박사>가 당선되면서 작품활동을 시작했다. 작가는 남북분단상황에 대한 아픔과 당대 한국사회의 모순 등을 작품의 주제로 삼아 사실적으로 그려내었다. 


 柳基洙(1924-2007)，韩国小说家。1968年短篇作品《好老博士》（《호로박사》）入选《京乡新闻》新春文艺，从此开始创作工作。其作品如实刻画了南北分裂的痛苦和当代韩国社会的矛盾。        长篇小说《智异山的人们》（《지리산 사람들》，1991）、《人桥》（《인간교량》，1994）、 《智异山的鲜花永不凋零》（《지리산에 핀 꽃은 시들지 않는다》，1999）、《游击队》（《빨치산》，2002）


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