KOREAN WRITERS

• Chong Chi-sang – a genius of Chinese poetry who began to compose verses at age of 5
• King Sejong (1397-1450) – inventor of the Korean alphabet
• Lee Gwang-su – the pioneer of modern Korean literature; one of the most prolific writers in Korean literary history; wrote The Heartless
• Lee Tae-jun wrote Moonlit Night (1934)
• Kim Yu-jong wrote A Rainy Spell (1935)
• Par Tae-won wrote the autobiographical novel, A Day in the Life of Novelist Gubo
• Choi in-hun wrote The Square
• Park Gyeong-ri wrote Land series (1969-1994)
• Jo Jung-rae wrote Taekbaek Mountain Range (1983-1989)
• Cho Se-hui wrote The Dwarf (1976)
• Park Wan-seo – one of Korea’s foremost female writers; matriarch of maternal literature; wrote Mama’s Stake
• Shin Kyung-sook – established herself as one of the decade’s leading writers with her delicate lyrical psychological portraits; wrote Where the Harmonium Was (1992)
• Yoon Dae-nyeong wrote Silverfish Memorandum (1994)
• Kim Yeon-su wrote Whoever You Are, However Lonely You Are (2008)
• Yoon Sung-hee wrote Spectators
• Silla Era - (57 BC – 935 AD)
• Koryo Dynasty/Goryeo Dynasty (918 -1392)
• Yi Dynasty/Joseon Era (1392 -1910)
• Enlightenment Period/Modern Literature (1910 -1920)
• Golden Age (1930s – 1940s)
• National Literature (1950s – 1960s)
• Industrialization (1970s – 1980s)
• Contemporary Period – (1990s – Present)