Park Min-gyu
Encyclopedia
Park Min-gyu is a South Korea
n writer.
, a city in the very southeast of South Korea
in 1968. He graduated from Chungang
University. His first two novels, Legend of the World's Superheroes (Chigu yongung chonsol) and The Sammi Superstars' Last Fan Club (Sammi syuposuta oe majimak paenkullob), were both published in 2003 and earned him the Munhak Dongne Author Award and the Hankyoreh Literary Prize, respectively. His short story Raccoon World (Komawo, kwayon neoguri-ya) was included in the 2005 Yi Sang Literary Award Collection.
Park's most clearly evident characteristic is his keen, often absurdist sense of humor, which always works in the service of his stories, and never overwhelms them. The world Park describes is the global capitalist one, in which human lives and souls have little impact other than as commercially available entities. His characters are often financially attenuated and have little or no prospects.
Park is famous as a writer and a character, as he affects very long hair and often wears unusual sunglasses that border on goggles.
Park's novel, Pavane for a Dead Princess, was published in 2009. His title 〈아침의 문〉 The Door of Morning won the 2010 Yi Sang Literary Award
.
Short Stories
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n writer.
Life
Park Min-gyu was born in UlsanUlsan
Ulsan , officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north and the Sea of Japan to the east.Ulsan is the...
, a city in the very southeast of South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
in 1968. He graduated from Chungang
Chung-Ang University
The Chung-Ang University is a private comprehensive institution in South Korea, located over two campuses in Seoul and Anseong. It was founded subsequent to liberation from Japanese colonial rule for the benefit of the nation and advancement of civilization, with the educational philosophy of...
University. His first two novels, Legend of the World's Superheroes (Chigu yongung chonsol) and The Sammi Superstars' Last Fan Club (Sammi syuposuta oe majimak paenkullob), were both published in 2003 and earned him the Munhak Dongne Author Award and the Hankyoreh Literary Prize, respectively. His short story Raccoon World (Komawo, kwayon neoguri-ya) was included in the 2005 Yi Sang Literary Award Collection.
Park's most clearly evident characteristic is his keen, often absurdist sense of humor, which always works in the service of his stories, and never overwhelms them. The world Park describes is the global capitalist one, in which human lives and souls have little impact other than as commercially available entities. His characters are often financially attenuated and have little or no prospects.
Park is famous as a writer and a character, as he affects very long hair and often wears unusual sunglasses that border on goggles.
Park's novel, Pavane for a Dead Princess, was published in 2009. His title 〈아침의 문〉 The Door of Morning won the 2010 Yi Sang Literary Award
Yi Sang Literary Award
The Yi Sang Literary Award is a South Korean literary award. It is one of South Korea's most prestigious literary awards named after Yi Sang, an innovative writer in modern Korean literature. The Yi Sang Literary Award was established in 1977...
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Works in English
- Sponge Cake
- "Raccoon World," trans. by Jenny Wang Medina
- "Is That So? I'm a Giraffe," trans. by Sora Kim-Russell
- "Korean Standards," trans. by Brother Anthony of Taize
Works in Korean (Partial)
Novels- Legend of the World's Superheroes (2003)
- The Sammi Superstars' Last Fan Club (2003)
- Ping Pong (2006)
- Pavane for a Dead Princess (2009)
- The Door of Morning (2010)
Short Stories
- Castella (Collection, 2005)
- Double (Collection in two volumes, 2010)