Shin Gyeongsook ( cor. 신경숙 , January 12, 1963 , Province of Chollado ) is a South Korean writer.
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Biography
She was born in a village in a peasant family - the eldest daughter and fourth child of six children. Sixteen came to Seoul to her older brother, worked and studied in evening school. She graduated from the Seoul Art Institute ( 1985 ), and the Winter Fairy Tale debuted in the same year, receiving the Chunan Award for Best Debut.
Creativity
The author of novels and short stories translated into many languages in Europe and Asia. The widest international recognition came to her with the publication of the novel Please Take Care of Mom ( 2009 ), translated into many languages and brought the prize of the British publishing group Man ( Man Asian Literary Prize ), which was first awarded to a woman.
Selected Works
Stories and Tales
- Winter's Tale ( 1985 )
- Potato Eaters ( 1997 )
- Strawberry Glade ( 2000 )
- Bell ringing ( 2003 )
Novels
- Crush ( 1994 )
- The Lonely Room ( 1995 , Manhae Prize; French transl. 2009, Prix de l'Inaperçu )
- The train leaves at seven ( 1999 )
- Yi Jin ( 2007 )
- Please take care of mom ( 2009 )
- From somewhere far away, everyone is calling and calling me ( 2010 )
Publications in Russian
- Please take care of mom. M .: Centerpolygraph, 2012