Hwang Sun-won (English spelling)

Japanese: 黄順元 - こうじゅんげん（英語表記）Hwang Sun‐wŏn

1915‐2000
Korean author. Born in Daedong, South Pyongan Province. Graduated from Waseda University. In his early years, he wrote poetry, publishing the poetry collections "Song" (1934) and "Antiques" (1936). In 1940, he published a collection of stories, "Swamp," and thereafter devoted himself to novels. He is known for his fantastical, psychological, and lyrical short stories rooted in the Korean culture, including his early masterpiece, "Star" (1941). Behind this lyricism is always a vivid impression of primordial life. After liberation, he released new works one after another, along with the works he had written before liberation, and solidified his position as a full-length writer with works such as "Cain's Descendants," "Standing on the Slope of Trees," "The Sun and Moon," and "The Moving Castle."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1915‐2000
韓国の作家。平安南道大同出身。早稲田大学卒業。初期には詩を書き，詩集《放歌》(1934)，《骨董品》(1936)を発刊。1940年小説集《沼》を出し，以後小説に専念する。初期の代表作《星》(1941)をはじめ，少年を主人公とした幻想的，心理的で，韓国の風土に根ざした抒情性に富む短編によって知られる。この抒情性の背後にはつねに原初的な生の鮮明な印象が刻まれている。解放後は，解放前に書きためた作品とともに新作を次々と発表，《カインの後裔》《木々斜面に立つ》《日月》《動く城》などにより長編作家としての地位を固める。

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