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Cho Seon-jak Born November 13, 1940 Occupation Novelist Nationality South Korea Period 1940-present Genres Modern Korean Fiction Notable work(s) The Preview and Other Stories Cho Seon-jak (born 1940) (Hangul: 조) is a South Korean writer.
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Life
Cho Seon-jak was born in Daejeon, South Korea[1] Cho Seonjak graduated from Daejeon Teachers' School and debuted with The Tomb of the Patriots (Jisachong) which was published in Generation (Sedae).[2] The Tomb of the Patriots won Generation's top writing prize in 1971 and was also adapted as a TV drama by MBC television in Korea.[3]
Cho's works focus on the injustice inherent in social structure, and his work often focused on social outcasts.Yeongja’s Heyday (Yeongjaui jeonseongsidae) features prostitutes and other social outcasts as central characters to investigate social injustice and High Voltage Wire (Goapseon) indirectly probes into the hidden forces threatening the everyday life of common men. Heyday was also made into a feature film, which is collected in the Korean Film Archives "100 Korean Movies."[4]
Cho Seon-jak’s work depicts without bias the wretchedness of lives victimized by industrialization and rapid economic growth of the 1970s.[5][6]
Cho's work was controversial, stirring up fierce debate amongst readers and critics. Some praised Cho for his honesty, while others attacked him as a sensationalist. In the introduction to The Preview and Other Stories, the editors not that the latter response seem to have come largely from the very members of society that Cho portrayed as callously ignoring the suffering of the marginalized.[7]
Work
Works in English
- The Preview and Other Stories by Cho Sun-jak, Trans Kim Young Chan, David C. Carter 2003
Works in Korean (partial)
- Novels
- Yeongja’s Heyday (Yeongjaui jeonseongsidae, 1973)
- Slaughter Without Permission (Mildosal, 1973)
- Gleaning Women (Yeoja jupgi, 1974)
- Gyeongja’s Nose (Gyeongjaui ko, 1974)
- Water in the Field Outside (Oeyasu, 1974)
- Art Contest (Misul daehoe, 1974)
- Looking for Father (Abeoji chatgi, 1975)
- Annihilation (Choto, 1978)
- Fetters (Gullae, 1987)
- Short story collections
- In the Field Outside (Oeyaeseo)
- Perfect Love (Wanjeonhan sarang)
- Loneliness of a Pole Bolt Jumper (Jangdaenopittuigi seonsuui godok)
- Chains of Melancholy (Usuui saseul)
References
- ^ The Preview and Other Stories, Asian Humanities Press, 2003. vii
- ^ http://www.klti.or.kr/AuthorApp?mode=6010&aiNum=12543
- ^ The Preview and Other Stories, Asian Humanities Press, 2003. vii
- ^ http://www.koreafilm.org/feature/100_53.asp
- ^ http://www.klti.or.kr/AuthorApp?mode=6010&aiNum=12543
- ^ http://www.list.or.kr/articles/article_view.htm?Div1=8&Idx=298
- ^ The Preview and Other Stories, Asian Humanities Press, 2003. vii
External links
Categories:- 1940 births
- South Korean writers
- South Korean novelists
- South Korean poets
- Living people
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