Yun Hu-myong is a South Korea

South Korea

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n writer who has published poetry, novels, and essays. He was born in the city of 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...

 in Gangwon, South Korea, under the name Yun Sang-gyu. He received his bachelor's degree from Yonsei University

Yonsei University

Yonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...

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Yun's novels deal with the relationship between fantasy and reality in individuals' lives. In a similar fashion, his poetry deals with the connection between the profound and the mundane.

Books

• Expert Archer, poetry, (1977)
• Don Juan's Love, novel, (1983)
• Resurrecting Birds, novel, (1985)
• There Is No Ape, novel, (1989)
• To Stars, novel, (1990)
• You, My Bad Darling, essays, (1990)
• The Generation Without Promise, novel, (약속없는 세대)

Awards

His poems were awarded the Kyonghyang Shinmun Literature prize in 1967, Then in 1979, he was awarded the Hangook Ilbo Literature Prize for his short stories in 1979. In the 1980s he received several awards for his fiction.