Seo Yeong-eun | |
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Born | May 18, 1943 |
Language | Korean |
Nationality | South Korean |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 서영은 |
Hanja | 徐永恩 |
Revised Romanization | Seo Yeong-eun |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Yŏngŭn |
Childhood name | |
Hangul | 서보영 |
Hanja | 徐保永 |
Revised Romanization | Seo Boyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Poyŏng |
Seo Yeong-eun ( Korean: 서영은; born May 18, 1943) is a South Korean writer. [1]
Born in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, Seo graduated from Gangneung Teacher Training School in 1961 and entered Konkuk University in 1963 to study English Language and Literature. However she left the university in 1965. [2] In 1968, her short story, "Bridge" (Gyo) was accepted for publication by World of Thoughts (Sasanggye) and the following year, "I and 'I'" (Nawa 'na') was published in Monthly Literature (Wolgan munhak). She also worked as an editor for Literature and Thought (Munhaksasang) and reported for Korean Literature (Hanguk munhak), under the editorship of Lee Mungu. [3] In 1983, she published a novella, The Distant Other, which won the Yi Sang Literary Award. [4]