Park Kyung-ni

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Kyung-ni

Korean name
Hangul 박경리
Hanja 朴景利
Revised Romanization Bak Gyeong-ni
McCune-Reischauer Pak Kyŏng-ni

Park Kyung-ni (October 28, 1926 – May 5, 2008) was a Korean novelist. She was born in Tongyeong, in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, and later lived in Wonju, South Korea. She made her literary debut in 1955, with Gyesan (Calculations). She is however most well-known for her 16-volume story The Land (Toji), an epic saga from the Korean Peninsula, which was later adapted into an opera, a movie, and a television series.[1]

[edit] Works

  • 1955 Calculation (Gyesan 계산)[2]
  • 1957 Missions
  • 1957 Period of Distrust (불신시대)
  • 1957 Byeokji (벽지)
  • 1959 Pyoryudo (표류도)
  • My Mind is Lake (내 마음은 호수)
  • Blue Galaxy (푸른 은하)
  • 1962 Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy (김약국의 딸들)
  • 1969-1994 Land (토지)

[edit] Awards

  • The Woltan Literature Award (for Land)
  • Order of Cultural Merit, Geum-gwan Medal (Gold Crown) 금관장 (awarded posthumously).[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Park Kyung Ni, 81, author of Korean saga" – Herald Tribune (May 6, 2008) (Retrieved on May 12, 2008)
  2. ^ Kim Gyu-hwan (김규환). "Novelist Park Kyung-ni passed away: The work world (소설가 박경리 타계: 작품 세계)", Seoul Shinmun, 2008-05-06. (Korean) 
  3. ^ "Park Kyung-ni Dies at 82" – The Korea Times (05-05-2008) (Retrieved on May 12, 2008)


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