Jung Hansuk

Jung Hansuk (; November 3, 1922 – 1997) was a South Korean writer and critic.

Life Jung Hansuk was born on November 3, 1922 in Yongbyon, Heianhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan and died in 1977. Jung Hansuk also served in executive capacity for a number of literary organizations: he was at various times the vice president of Korean Fiction Writers’ Association, director of Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, and president of The Korean Academy of the Arts.

Jung was recipient of the Korean Academy of the Arts Award (1986) and the March First Culture Award (1988).

Works in Translation Bridge Iyo Island

Works in Korean (Partial) Novels Love Zone (Aejeong jidae, 1957) Hwang Jini (1958) Season of Darkness (Amheugui gyejeol, 1959) Recollections of Simon (Simonui hoesang, 1959) The Broken Bridge (Kkeuneojin dari, 1963) We Are Much Alike (Urin seoro dalmatda, 1966) Story collections Cat's Eye, Cat's Mind (Myoan myosim, 1958) My Colorful Love Life (Nae sarangui pyeolleok, 1959) A Quiet Morning (Joyonghan achim, 1976) The Foggy Street (Angae geori, 1983) Festival on University Boulevard (Daehangno chukje, 1987) Works of Criticism Studies in Modern Korean Fiction (Hyeondae Hanguk soseollon, 1973) On the Craft of Fiction Writing (Soseol gisullon, 1975) Studies on Modern Korean Writers (Hyeondae Hanguk jakgaron, 1976) A History of Korean Literature of the Liberation Period (Haebang mundansa, 1980) A History of Modern Korean Literature (Hyeondae Hanguk munhaksa, 1982).

Awards 1986: Korean Academy of the Arts Award 1988: Samil Prize