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Korean novelist. Born in Seoul. He came to Japan in 1912 and entered Azabu Junior High School. After graduating from Kyoto Prefectural Junior High School, he went on to Keio University's Faculty of Letters, but was imprisoned in 1919 for participating in the March 1st Independence Movement. After dropping out and returning to Korea, he worked as a reporter for the Dong-A Ilbo and Dongmyeong (weekly), and even went to Manchuria (northeastern China) for a time. His career as a writer began in 1921 with "A Frog in the Specimen Room" (published in Kaibyaku), and this short story, his debut work, left a clear mark on literary history as it analyzed the anxiety, distress, and impatience of a young man in a transitional period and beautifully depicted it with a naturalistic touch. He continued to write energetically even after liberation, and received numerous awards, including the Seoul City Culture Award in 1953 and the Republic of Korea Cultural Medal.

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韓国（大韓民国）の小説家。ソウルの生まれ。1912年渡日して麻布(あざぶ)中学に入学、京都府立中学を経て慶応大学文学部に進んだが、19年、三・一独立運動に参加して投獄される。中退して帰国後『東亜日報』や『東明』（週刊）などの記者生活を送り、一時期満州（中国東北部）にも行く。彼の作家生活は1921年の『標本室の青蛙(あおがえる)』（『開闢(かいびゃく)』掲載）に始まるが、デビュー作であるこの短編は、過渡期における青年の不安と煩悶(はんもん)、焦燥を分析し、自然主義的なタッチでみごとに描いたものとして文学史に鮮明な足跡を残している。解放後も精力的に作品を書き続け、53年のソウル市文化賞をはじめとして、大韓民国文化勲章など、数々の賞を受けた。

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