Pak Hwasong
Korean novelist, short story writer, and essayist
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Pak Hwasŏng or Pak Kyŏngsun (1904–1988) was a Korean novelist, short story writer and essayist. A witness to both Korea under Japanese rule and the Korean War, Pak's stories foregrounded social concerns and the particular situation of women caught in circumstances out of their control.[1]
Life
Pak Hwasŏng's first published story, 'Ch'usŏk chŏnya' (Autumn Harvest Day Eve) - the story of a girl working in a textiles factory - appeared in the literary magazine Chosŏn mundan in 1925.[2] In 1926 she enrolled in the English department of Nihon Women's College in Japan, joining the Tokyo branch of Kŭnuhoe.[3] Unable to complete her studies, Pak returned to Korea, working as an educator in schools and for a variety of literary organizations.[1]
Works
- 'Ch'usŏk chŏnya' (Autumn Harvest Day Eve), 1925, first published in the literary magazine Chosŏn mundan
- Hongsu chŏnhu (Before and After the Flood), 1932
- Paekhwa (White Flower), 1932. Serialised in Tonga ilbo.
- 'Kohyang ŏmnŭn saramdŭl' (People without Homeland), 1936
- Hyuhwasan (Inactive Volcano), 1977
- Kohyang ŏmnŭn saramdŭl (People Without A Homeland'), 1994
Awards
- 1984: Samil Prize
