Senseihou - Senseihou

North Korean writer. Born in South Hamgyong Province. After graduating from elementary school in 1929, he studied literature while working, and began his career as a writer after liberation. He also participated in partisan protests during the Korean War. He served as a deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly and chairman of the Korean Writers Union for many years, and received the Kim Il-sung Prize and the Lotus Prize. His works include the novels "The River Flows" (1962), "New Year in Seokgye" (Part 1, 1958, Part 2, 1963, Part 3, 1965), "Wish" (1980), and "Galaxy" (1982), which depict the changes in rural areas and the growth of farmers before and after liberation, as well as the medium-length story "Fighting Villagers" (1952) and the short story "Grandpa Tiger" (1949).

[Kim Hak-ryol]

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北朝鮮の作家。咸鏡南道(かんきょうなんどう／ハムギョンナムド)の生まれ。1929年小学校卒業後、働きながら文学修業、解放後作家活動を始める。朝鮮戦争のおりパルチザンにも参加。多年、最高人民会議代議員、朝鮮作家同盟委員長の任に当たり、金日成賞、ロータス賞を受けた。解放前後の農村の移り変わりと農民の成長を描いた長編『大河は流れる』（1962）、『石渓(ソッケウル)の新春』（一部・1958、二部・1963、三部・1965）、『願い』（1980）、『銀河』（1982）のほか、中編『戦う村びとたち』（1952）、短編『虎爺(ホランじい)さん』（1949）などがある。

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