Ook Chung
Encyclopedia
Ook Chung, born in Japan
in 1963, is a Québécois
writer. Chung was born to Korean parents in Japan and immigrated to Canada
at the age of 2. He studied French literature
at McGill
and Concordia
universities before obtaining his doctorate at McGill.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 1963, is a Québécois
French-speaking Quebecer
French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....
writer. Chung was born to Korean parents in Japan and immigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
at the age of 2. He studied French literature
French literature
French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...
at McGill
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
and Concordia
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
universities before obtaining his doctorate at McGill.
Awards
- 2002: John Glassco Prize (translation into French of Kerri SakamotoKerri SakamotoKerri Sakamoto is a Canadian novelist. Her novels commonly deal with the experience of Japanese Canadians.Sakamoto's debut novel, The Electrical Field , won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. It also won the Canada-Japan Literary Award and was a finalist for a Governor General’s...
's The Electrical Field) - 2002: Prix littéraire Canada-Japon (Kimchi)
- 2000: Prix littéraire Canada-Japon (Proposed but never realized Testament de Tokyo)
Works
- 1994: Nouvelles orientales et désorientées, Montréal, L’Hexagone. (ISBN 2890065146)
- 2001: Le Clézio, une écriture prophétique, Paris, Imago. (ISBN 2911416481)
- 2001: Kimchi, Paris, Le Serpent à plumes. (ISBN 2842612620)
- 2003: L'Expérience interdite, Montréal, Boréal. (ISBN 2764602391)
- 2003: Contes Butô, Montréal, Boréal. (ISBN 2764602529)