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Gong Jiyeong
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| Born | January 31, 1963 Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Pen name | 111 |
| Occupation | Novelist, influencer |
| Language | Korean |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Education | Yonsei University |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University |
| Period | 1988 - |
| Genre | fiction |
| Notable works | The Crucible My Sister Bongsoon |
| Notable awards | Twenty-first Century Literature Award (2001) Oh Young-su Literature Award (2004) Yi Sang Literary Award (2011) |
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| Hangul |
공지영
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| Hanja |
孔枝泳
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| RR | Gong Jiyeong |
| MR | Kong Chiyŏng |
Gong Jiyeong (Hangul: 공지영; born January 31, 1963) is a famous South Korean novelist. She writes stories that often explore important social issues.
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About Her Life
Gong Jiyeong loved literature from a young age. When she was a teenager, she even published her own stories and poems.
During her college years in the 1980s, she became involved in student movements. These experiences helped her find her purpose in life. In 1985, she earned her degree in Literature from Yonsei University. Her first novel, Rising Dawn, was inspired by her involvement in these student and worker movements. Her early books tell the stories of young people who grew up during a time of big social changes in South Korea.
Her Writing Career
Gong Jiyeong started writing full-time in 1988. Her books often focus on people who are not treated fairly. This includes workers, people who are less fortunate, and those who face discrimination. She also writes a lot about young, educated women trying to build their lives.
Many people see Gong Jiyeong as a writer who supports women's rights. In her stories, women often face challenges in a society where men have more power. Her characters try to find their place in the world after big social changes. They learn to live ordinary lives, even if it's different from what they expected.
Gong Jiyeong also cares deeply about gender equality. She often points out that even though the law says everyone is equal, it's not always true in real life. Her 1993 novel, Go Alone Like the Horn of a Rhinoceros, talks directly about women's issues. This book was even made into a movie in 1995 and a play.
In the late 1990s, Gong Jiyeong continued to write about women and workers. She also started writing about other groups who were treated unfairly in Korean society. In her 1998 novel, My Sister Bongsoon, she showed what life was like for a woman in the 1960s.
Her bestselling novel, Our Happy Time, explored the topic of the death penalty. In her book Home of Happiness, she wrote about what it's like for a family after a divorce. Her novel The Crucible brought attention to serious issues of abuse and violence against people with disabilities in Korean society.
Our Happy Time was made into a film called Maundy Thursday. The movie was very popular when it came out in September 2006. It helped the book become a bestseller for eight weeks in a row.
Gong Jiyeong was one of the first Korean writers to use the internet for her work. She first shared her novel The Crucible on a Korean website called Daum in November 2008. She left it online for six months. This way of publishing stories in parts is common in South Korea, but it usually happens in newspapers.
Her 2009 novel The Crucible had a huge impact on Korean society and laws. When the movie based on the book became a big hit in 2011, it led to important changes. New laws were made to better protect people with disabilities. Gong Jiyeong is also very active on Twitter, where she has many followers. She uses her social media to talk about important social issues and share her opinions.
Personal Life
Gong Jiyeong has three children.
Books by Gong Jiyeong
- 1993 - Go Alone Like a Rhino Horn (Hangul: 무소의 뿔처럼 혼자서 가라)
- 1994 - Mackerel (Hangul: 고등어)
- 1998 - My Sister Bong-soon (Hangul: 봉순이 언니)
- 2005 - Our Happy Time (Hangul: 우리들의 행복한 시간)
- 2009 - People in the Bible for Children
- 2009 - The Crucible
Movies Based on Her Books
The 2011 film The Crucible is based on Gong Jiyeong's 2009 novel The Crucible. The novel is about important cases of abuse at a school for people with disabilities.
Awards She Has Won
- 2001 - 21st Century Literary Award
- 2004 - Oh Young-soo Literature Award
- 2006 - Special Media Award from Amnesty International
- 2011 - Yi Sang Literary Award for Wander the Alleyways Barefoot
See also
In Spanish: Gong Ji-young para niños
- Korean Literature
- List of Korean novelists
