About Ki Jun-young
Born 1972. Ki Jun-young is a South Korean and Korean writer.
Ki Jun-Young (The romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea ) (Hangul ๊ธฐ์ค์; born 1972) is a South Korean writer. She is the author of the short story collections Yeonaesoseol (์ฐ์ ์์ค Romance Novel) and Isanghan jeongyeol (์ด์ํ ์ ์ด A Strange Passion) and the novel Waildeu peonchi (์์ผ๋ ํ์น Wild Punch).
Life Ki Jun-Young was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1972. She earned a specialist degree in film at the Korea National University of the Artsโ School of Film. She made her literary debut in 2009 when her short story โJeni" (์ ๋ Jenny) won the Munhakdongne New Writer Award. She received the Changbi Award for Best Novel in 2011 and the Munhakdongne Young Writers' Award in 2014 and 2016.
Writing Ki Jun-Young's works have a simple plot and minimal conflict between characters, but can still evoke a strong sense of doom and gloom. They feature characters who are acutely aware of the tensions and malaise underlying everyday life. Yet the circumstances that led them to become such people are left unexplained. This sparse narrative style that conveys the turmoil of daily life without much plot or conflict is a major characteristic of Ki's works.
Ki also captures the contradictions of human nature in indulging passions despite recognizing the transience of life. This theme is especially evident in Isanghan jeongyeol (์ด์ํ ์ ์ด A Strange Passion). The book is about a man named Muheon who meets Malhui twenty years after dating her briefly in his youth and this time falls madly in love. But he does not act erratically or try to advance their relationship. Rather, the story dryly describes the psychology of Muheon, who, seized by a strange passion, feels that his life has skipped over something important and is now meaningless.
Works ์ด์ํ ์ ์ด(2016) { A Strange Passion (2016) } ์ฐ์ ์์ค(2013) { Romance Novel (2013) } ์์ผ๋ ํ์น(2012) { Wild Punch (2012) }
Awards 2016: Munhakdongne Young Writers' Award 2014: Munhakdongne Young Writers' Award 2011: Changbi Award for Best Novel 2009: Munhakdongne New Writer Award
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South Korean writer
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Ki Jun-young was born in 1972 in Seoul.
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