Well, Hye-sok
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 나혜석 |
| Hanja | 羅蕙錫 |
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Revised Romanization |
Well, Hye-seog |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Well Hyesŏk |
Na Hye-sok (born April 18, 1896 in Suwon , Gyeonggi-do , † December 10, 1948 in Seoul ) was a Korean poet and writer, painter and feminist philosopher.
Life
Na Hye-sok was born the fourth child of a wealthy family. Na graduated from the top of her class at Jin Myeong Girls' High School in 1913. Encouraged by her brother, Na studied Western painting at a women's art college in Tokyo.
Na Hye-sok is considered a pioneer of Korean feminist writing and painting. Her most important written work is the short story Kyonghui (Hangul: 경희) published in 1918. In it, a woman discovers herself and then searches for meaning in life as a "new woman ". This was the first feminist short story in Korean literature.
Publications
- Na Hye-sok Jeonjip (나혜석 전집, 羅蕙錫 全集)
- Go on a honeymoon, the tomb of first love (첫사랑 의 무덤 으로 신혼 여행 을 가다)
- Divorce testimony (이혼 고백서, 離婚 告白 書)
- Na Hye-sok Works Collection (나혜석 작품집)
- Gyunghee (경희)
- Jeongsun (정순)
Web links
Commons : Na Hye-sok - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: en: Author: Na Hye-sok - Sources and full texts
- Na Hye-sok (1896-1946) (English, accessed May 5, 2012)
- Korean Studies, vol. 26, no.1 (2002) (accessed May 5, 2012)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Well, Hye-sok |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 나혜석 (Hangeul); 羅蕙錫 (Hanja); Na Hye-seog (revised romanization); Na Hye-sŏk (McCune-Reischauer) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Korean poet, painter and feminist philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suwon , Korea |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1948 |
| Place of death | Seoul , Korea |