Shin Kyung-sook facts for kids
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Kyung-sook Shin
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Kyung-Sook Shin
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| Born | 12 January 1963 Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea |
| Occupation | Novelist, Writer |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Period | 1985 – |
| Notable works | Please Look After Mother (2009) |
| Notable awards | Yi Sang Literary Award |
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| Hangul |
신경숙
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| Hanja |
申京淑
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| RR | Sin Gyeongsuk |
| MR | Sin Kyŏngsuk |
Kyung-sook Shin (born January 12, 1963) is a famous writer from South Korea. She is also known as Shin Kyung-sook. In 2012, she made history by becoming the first South Korean and the first woman to win the important Man Asian Literary Prize. She won it for her popular book, Please Look After Mom.
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About Kyung-sook Shin's Life
Kyung-sook Shin was born in 1963 in a small village in southern South Korea. She was the fourth of six children and the oldest daughter. When she was sixteen, she moved to Seoul to live with her older brother. While working in an electronics factory, she went to school at night. She studied creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. After graduating in 1985, she started her writing career with a short novel called Winter’s Fable.
Her Amazing Writing Career
Kyung-sook Shin has won many awards for her writing. She received the Munye Joongang New Author Prize for her first novel, Winter Fables. She also won the Today’s Young Artist Award from the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Other important awards include the Hankook Ilbo Literature Prize and the Yi Sang Literary Award.
In 2009, her book A Lone Room was translated into French. This translation, called La Chambre solitaire, won the Prix de l'inaperçu. This award celebrates great books that haven't yet become widely known.
Her book Please Look After Mom became a huge bestseller. Over a million copies were sold, and the rights to the book were bought by 19 different countries. This included countries in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The book was translated into English by Chi-young Kim and released in 2011. In 2012, Kyung-sook Shin won the Man Asian Literary Prize for Please Look After Mom. She was the first woman ever to win this award.
Books by Kyung-sook Shin
Kyung-sook Shin has written many novels, short stories, and non-fiction books. Here are some of her well-known works:
Novels
- Winter Fable (겨울 우화, 1990)
- Deep Sorrow (깊은 슬픔, 1994)
- A Lone Room (외딴방, 1995)
- Translated as The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness by Ha-Yun Jung (2015)
- Long Ago, When I Left My Home (오래전 집을 떠날때, 1996)
- The Train Departs at 7 (기차는 7시에 떠나네, 1999)
- Violet (바이올렛, 2001)
- Translated as Violets by Anton Hur (2022)
- J's Story (J 이야기, 2002)
- Yi Jin (리진, 2007)
- Translated as The Court Dancer by Anton Hur (2018)
- Please Look After Mom (엄마를 부탁해, 2009)
- Translated as Please Look After Mom by Chi-Young Kim (2011)
- I'll Be Right There (어디선가 나를 찾는 전화벨이 울리고, 2010)
- Translated as I'll Be Right There by Sora Kim-Russell (2014)
- The Unknown Women (모르는 여인들, 2011)
- Stories I Wish To Tell the Moon (달에게 들려주고싶은 이야기, 2013)
- I Went To See My Father (아버지에게 갔었어, 2021)
- Translated as I Went To See My Father by Anton Hur (2023)
Short Stories
- "Where the Harmonium Once Stood" (풍금이 있던 자리, 1993)
- Translated as The Place Where the Harmonium Was by Agnita Tennant (2012)
- "Potato Eaters" (감자 먹는 사람들, 1997)
- "Until It Turns into a River" (강물이 될때까지, 1998)
- "Strawberry Fields" (딸기밭, 2000)
- "The Sound of Bells" (종소리, 2003)
Non-fiction Books
- Beautiful Shade (아름다운 그늘, 1995)
- Sleep, Sorrow (자거라, 네 슬픔아, 2003)
Awards She Has Won
- Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award (1995)
- Manhae Award for Literature (1996)
- Dong-in Literary Award (1997)
- 21st Century Literature Award (2000)
- Yi Sang Literary Award (2001)
- Oh Young-su Literary Award (2006)
- Prix de l'inaperçu (2009)
- Republic of Korea Culture and Arts Award (2011)
- Man Asian Literary Prize (2012)
- Mark of Respect Award (2012)
- Seoul Foreign Correspondents Club Foreign Public Relations Award – Literary Section (2012)
- Ho-Am Prize – Literature Award (2013)
See also
In Spanish: Kyung-sook Shin para niños
- Korean Literature
- List of Korean novelists
- List of Korean female writers
