Jung Hansuk

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung.
Jung Hansuk
Born (1922-11-03)November 3, 1922
Died 1997
Language Korean
Nationality South Korean
Ethnicity Korean
Citizenship South Korean
Korean name
Hangul 정한숙

Jung Hansuk is an early modern South Korean writer and critic.[1]

Life

Jung Hansuk was born on November 3, 1922[2] in Yongbyon, Pyonganbuk-do, Korea and died in 1977.[1] Jung graduated from Korea University in 1950.[3] Jung Hansuk also served in executive capacity for a number of literary organizations: he was at various times the vice president of Korean Fiction Writers’ Association, director of Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, and president of The Korean Academy of the Arts.[1]

Work

In his works of fiction, Jung Hansuk experimented with a variety of subject matters and techniques in order to create portraits of Korean people in the changing world of post-war Korean society. A serious social problem he investigated with particular adroitness and sensitivity is one of generation gap; “An Old House” (Goga, 1956), a story of young people seeking to escape from the traditional family system, skillfully explores this conflict between generations against the backdrop of war-torn Korea. Despite the fact that the world Jung Hansuk sketches in his fiction is fraught with moral deterioration accompanying extreme material privation, he maintains an ethical stance toward it and emphasizes the need to aspire to the ideal. These characteristics are evident in his early stories as well, such as “Adam’s Journey” (Adamui haengno) and “A Madwoman” (Gwangnyeo), both published in 1952, and “Betrayal” (Baesin) which appeared the following year. “A Story of Jeonhwangdang’s Book of Seal Imprints” explores the tensions between past traditions and contemporary reality in yet another way; gentle nostalgia for the world of classicism and beauty suffuses this story of a master seal engraver whose craft can no longer find an appreciative audience. The work effectively juxtaposes classical language of literati with the vulgar idiom of daily life. Furthermore, Jung Hansuk has written historical fictions such as Geumdang byeokhwa, Lee Seonggye, and Nongae. Starting in mid-1980s, Jung also published works of poetry.[4]

Jung was recipient of the Korean Academy of the Arts Award (1986) and the March First Culture Award (1988).[1]

Works in Translation

Works in Korean (Partial)

Novels

Story collections

Works of Criticism

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jung Hansuk" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
  2. "정한숙 전 대학교수, 전 예술기관단체인". http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=%EC%A0%95%ED%95%9C%EC%88%99&os=327401&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService. Naver. Retrieved 20 November 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  3. Lee, Kyung-ho (1996). "Chung, Han-Sook". Who's Who in Korean Literature. Seoul: Hollym. pp. 109–11. ISBN 1-56591-066-4.
  4. Source-attribution|"Jung Hansuk" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#

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