- Overview
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This is the third novel by Kim Yeonsu, the winner of a Daesan Literary Award.
- Book Intro
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This is Kim Yeonsu's third novel, a collection of nine stories that reveal the hidden truths in recorded facts from various angles. The one common denominator among these stories is that "no truth can be told". Kim demonstrates an outstanding ability to literarily reconstruct history and literature through imagination and guesswork centered on specific facts.
Kim received a prize at the 13th Daesan Literary Awards for his book's condensed composition, new interpretation of the events, and subversive ending.
- About the Author
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Kim Yeonsu
(English) Born in Kimcheon in the North Gyeongsang Province of Korea, Kim Yeonsoo graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in English Literature. He made his literary debut when he announced her poem in the literary magazine Writer's World in the summer of 1993 as well as his novel Walk as Pointing to the Mask which won the 3rd Writer's World Literary Award in 1994. Kim received the 2001 Dongseo Literary Award for his novel Good Bye, Lee Sang, the 2003 Dongin Literary Award for his story collection Back when I Was Still a Kid, the 2005 Daesan Literary Award for his story collection I Am a Ghost Writer, the 2007 Hwang Sunwon Literary Award for his short story A Comedian who Went to the Moon, and the 2009 Lee Sang Literary Award for his short story Five Pleasures of a Walk.
(Japanese) 1993年『作家世界』夏号に詩を発表し、1994年長編小説『仮面を指さして歩く』で第3回作家世界文学賞を受賞し、本格的な作品活動を始める。長編小説『クッパイ、理想』で2001年東西文学賞を、小説集『私がまだ子供だった頃』で2003年東仁文学賞を、小説集『私は幽霊作家です』で2005年大山文学賞を、短編小説『月へ行ったコメディアン』で2007年黄順元文学賞を、短編小説『散歩する人々の五つの楽しみ』で2009年理想文学賞を受賞。
(Vietnamese) Sinh năm 1970 tại Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk và tốt nghiệp khoa tiếng Anh của Đại học Sungkyunkwan. Vào mùa hè năm 1993, bắt đầu hoạt động sáng tác của mình bằng việc phát hành thơ trên tạp chí 'Thế giới nghệ sĩ', năm 1994 giành được Giải thưởng Văn học Thế giới dành cho Nhà văn lần thứ 3 với tiểu thuyết dài "Chỉ ra chiếc mặt nạ và bước đi", và giải thưởng văn học Đông Tây lần thứ 14 với "Khi em vẫn còn là một đứa trẻ".
