Kim Yu-jŏng

Kim Yu-jŏng
Hangeul	김유정
Hanja	金裕貞
Revised Romanization	Gim Yu-jeong
McCune- Reischauer	Kim Yujŏng
See also : Korean name

Kim Yu-jŏng (born January 11, 1908 in Ch'unch'ŏn earlier Ch'ungsŏng , Kangwon-do ; † March 29, 1937 in Kwangju , Kyŏnggi-do ) was a Korean writer .

Life

Kim Yu-jŏng was born on January 11, 1908 in Ch'unch'ŏn , Kangwon Province , to a wealthy landowner. However, the family wealth was gradually used up by his big brother and he spent most of his life in great poverty. In 1930 he began studying at the Yŏnhŭi University of Applied Sciences in Seoul, but was de-registered after only two months. He switched to the Posŏng University of Applied Sciences, where he was also de-registered again.

He made his literary debut in 1933 with the publication of his work Der Bergwanderer (산골 나그네). In 1935 he joined the Circle of the Nine ( 구인회 ; 九 人 會 ), a literary circle that included famous writers such as Chŏng Chi-yong , Pak Taewon and Yi Sang . Due to tuberculosis , Kim never lived to see his thirtieth birthday and died on March 29, 1937. He therefore left only a few works: about thirty short stories and a handful of essays.

However, these works show a unique sense of humor and a deep understanding of local dialects and customs as well as the Korean economy during the Japanese colonial rule . Most of the stories take place in the mountain villages of his home province of Kangwon and the main characters are often innocent farmers.

The Gimyujeong station on the Seoul subway is named after him. The station is in his hometown of Ch'unch'ŏn .

Work

Korean (selection)

• 산골 나그네 The mountain hiker (1933)
• 봄봄 Spring, Spring (1935)
• 땡볕 Track of the sun (1937)
• 소낙비 Showers (1935)
• 만무방 crooks (1935)
• 노다지 Bonanaza (1935)
• 금 따는 콩밭 Gold in the Bean Field (1935)
• 따라 지 Miserable Life (1937)

Translations

French

• Une averse , Zulma (2005) ISBN 978-2843043147

German

• Camellias , in: Korean Literature, Volume II. Moderne, Bouvier (1986) ISBN 3-416-01964-4

Awards

• 1965 - 서울시 문화상 ( Seoul City Culture Prize )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Other common transcriptions can be viewed under Korean Literature Authors Name Authority Database: 김유정 ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 11, 2014 
2. ↑ 네이버 인물 검색: [김유정] Retrieved August 11, 2014 (Korean)
3. ↑ Author Database of LTI Korea: Kim You-jeong ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 12, 2014 
4. ↑ Park Hui-yun: 사람 이름 딴 驛 첫 탄생 .. 경춘선 신남 역 '김유정 역' 으로 변경. In: Seoul Gyeongje. September 13, 2004, accessed March 8, 2015 . 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Yu-jŏng is the first name.