Park Hyoung-su (born August 11, 1972) is a male South Korean writer of fiction born in Chuncheon, Gangwan-do, South Korea.[1] His short story Krabi, named after the Thai district, has been published in a bilingual edition in France.
Park Hyoung-su | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 11, 1972 |
| Language | Korean |
| Nationality | Republic of Korea |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Korea University |
| Period | Modern |
| Notable works | Arpan |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박형서 |
| Hanja | 朴馨瑞 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Hyeongseo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Hyŏngsŏ |
Life
editPark was born in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do in 1972 and graduated from Korea University graduate school, with a Ph.D. in 2010 from Korea University Graduate School with a Masters in 2003, and from Hanyang University, a Bachelor of Korean literature in 1999.[1] Park made his literary debut in 2000 through the Hyundae Munhak. He currently teaches creative writing at Korea University.
Work
editPark is an unusual novelist for a Korean, often placing his works outside of Korea, or finding their genesis outside of Korea.[2] and Korean critics have had a difficult time pigeonholing him, various describing him as a "storyteller", "metamorphic", and "self-aware", among other terms. LIST Magazine has summarized Park's role as a modern novelist: "The novel as a modern invention is what many young Korean writers are pondering as they attempt to redefine the landscape of modern Korean literature. Out of these writers, Park Hyoung-su stands out for the perception, intelligence, and playful imagination so evident in his work.[3] At the moment, his only work translated into English is Arpan (ASIA Publisher)) which has been well reviewed at www.ktlit.com as "another shock to a habitual reader of Korean literature in translation as it treads overseas as well as into cultural relativism, and the position of plagiarism/copying in Korea.".[4]
Awards
edit- 2016: The 10th Kim you jeong literary Award
- 2012: Today's Young Artist Award
- 2010: The 18th annual Daesan literary fiction Award
Works in English
edit- Arpan (Asia Publishers, 2014)
Works in Korean
edit- 뺨에 묻은 보석 마음산책 2021. 06. 10
- 여기 우리 마주 (2021 현대문학상 소설집) 현대문학 2021
- 마음의 부력 (2021 이상문학상 작품집) 문학사상사 2021
- 낭만주의 문학동네 2018. 07. 11
- 당신의 노후 현대문학 2018
- 산책자의 행복 (2016,이효석 문학상 수상작품집) 생각정거장 2016
- 거기 있나요 (2016 김유정문학상 제10회 수상작품집) 은행나무 2016
- 작가와 고양이 폭스코너 2016
- 베를린 필 (2016 제61회 현대문학상 수상소설집) 현대문학 2016
- 끄라비 문학과지성사 2014.05.08
- 빈집 (제12회 황순원 문학상 수상작품집) 문예중앙 2012.10.25
- 핸드메이드 픽션 문학동네 2011.12.05
- 부메랑 (2011 제11회 황순원문학상 수상작품집) 문예중앙 2011.10.20
- 작가가 선정한 오늘의 소설 (2012) 작가 2012.03
- 작가가 선정한 오늘의 소설 (2011) 작가 2011.03.15
- 새벽의 나나 (제18회 대산문학상 수상작) 문학과지성사 2010.05.13
- 사랑을 믿다 (2008년 제32회 이상문학상 작품집) 문학사상사 2008.01.18
- 자정의 픽션 문학과지성사 2006.10.30
- 토끼를 기르기 전에 알아두어야 할 것들 문학과지성사 2003.12.22
References
edit- ^ Yi, Soo-hyung (Autumn 2010), "The Lives of Others Are Not So Different from Our Own", LIST, 9: 46–7
- ^ Park, Sungchang (Spring 2012), "Redefining the Novel", LIST, 15: 47
- ^ Oscar. Park Hyoung-su’s awesome “Arpan” proves the bravery and literacy of the ASIA Publisher K-fiction series, by Charles Montgomery,