Yu Heaon-jong
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Yu Heaon-jong is a South Korea
n novelist whose works of dramatic historical fiction
are well-known in his native country.
, the capital of Jeollabuk-do
province, he was born into a family of the Gangneung
Yu lineage. With a degree in creative writing
from Sorabol Arts College, in the province's former capital, Gwangju
, he emerged on the literary stage when his short story, "This Insignificant Stone", received an award from the literary magazine Jayu Munhak.
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 novelist whose works of dramatic historical fiction
Historical fiction
Historical fiction tells a story that is set in the past. That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the principal characters tend to be fictional...
are well-known in his native country.
Biographical details
A native of JeonjuJeonju
Jeonju is a city in South Korea, and the capital of Jeollabuk-do, or North Jeolla Province. It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities and innovative festivals.- History :...
, the capital of Jeollabuk-do
Jeollabuk-do
Jeollabuk-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...
province, he was born into a family of the Gangneung
Gangneung
Gangneung is a city in Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 229,869 . Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of eastern Gangwon Province. Gangneung has many tourist attractions, like Jeongdongjin, one of the most famous towns in Korea...
Yu lineage. With a degree in creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
from Sorabol Arts College, in the province's former capital, Gwangju
Gwangju
Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...
, he emerged on the literary stage when his short story, "This Insignificant Stone", received an award from the literary magazine Jayu Munhak.
Novels
- City of Discontent, 1968 (불만의 도시)
- Wild Fire, 1975 (들불)
- Yongaesomun, 1978 (연개소문)
- The Three Elite Patrols, 1980 (삼별초)
- North Road to Mt. Heaven, 1980 (천산북로)
- Kings' Way, 1981 (왕도)
- Im Kkok-chong, 1986 (임꺽정)
- Chang Po-go, 1988 (장보고)
- Chonggam-nok, 1990 (정감록)
- Hwangsan, 1989 (황산)
- Taejoyoung, 1990 (대조영)
See also
- List of Korean novelists
- Contemporary culture of South KoreaContemporary culture of South KoreaThe contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...
- Korean literatureKorean literatureKorean literature is the body of literature produced in Korea or by Korean writers. For much of its 3,000 years of literature history, it was written both in Hanja and in Korean, first using the transcription systems idu and gugyeol, and finally using the Korean script Hangul. It is commonly...