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I Hyeon(이현)

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Title
I Hyeon
Family Name
I
First Name
Hyeon
Middle Name
-
Preferred Name
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Pen Name
以玄, イ ヒョン, ヒョン イ
ISNI
0000000480314885
Birth
-
Death
Unknown
Occupation
Writer, novelist
Period
Modern
Representative Works
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I Hyeon (1970~) is a South Korean children’s writer. She made her literary debut in 2004 when her work  “Gicha eonjena bicheul hyanghae gyeongjeogeul ullida” (기차 언제나 빛을 향해 경적을 울리다 The Train Always Honks the Horn towards the Light) won the Jeon Tae-il Literary Award in the novel category. Since then, she has mainly written books for children, paying attention to children’s reality and dealing with critical themes on the side of the weak. 


·  Children’s book Jjajangmyeon bureoyo (짜장면 불어요 Black Bean Sauce Noodles) (2006)

·  Children’s book Pureun saja wanini (푸른 사자 와니니 Wanini the Blue Lion) (2015)


이현(1970~)은 한국의 아동문학가다. 2004년 <기차 언제나 빛을 향해 경적을 울리다>가 전태일문학상 소설부문에 당선되며 작품활동을 시작했다. 작가는 이후 아동을 위한 동화를 주로 발표해왔다. 작가는 어린이들의 현실에 주목하고 약자들의 편에서 현실비판적인 주제를 작품에서 다루고 있다. 


以玄(1970-),韩国儿童文学作家。2004年作品《火车总是向着光芒鸣笛》(《기차 언제나 빛을 향해 경적을 울리다》)入选全泰一文学奖小说单元奖后,开始创作活动。之后主要创作儿童童话。其作品十分关注儿童面临的现实,多站在弱者的立场对现实进行批判。       


 长篇童话《炸酱面粘糊了》(《짜장면 불어요》,2006)、《蓝狮子瓦尼尼》(《푸른 사자 와니니》,2015)


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