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Most authors translated by the <a href="/wiki/Korea_Literature_Translation_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Korea Literature Translation Institute">Korea Literature Translation Institute</a> for translation falls into this category. The terminology is often criticized, and is a constant theme of discussion in the literature of South Korea. </p><p>Some of the notable<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (October 2023)">according to whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> Korean mainstream fiction writers include: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{clear:left;float:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Books-aj.svg_aj_ashton_01.svg/32px-Books-aj.svg_aj_ashton_01.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Books-aj.svg_aj_ashton_01.svg/47px-Books-aj.svg_aj_ashton_01.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Books-aj.svg_aj_ashton_01.svg/63px-Books-aj.svg_aj_ashton_01.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="309" data-file-height="274" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Literature" title="Portal:Literature">literature portal</a></span></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ahn_Soo-kil" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahn Soo-kil">Ahn Soo-kil</a> (안수길; 1911–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eun_Hee-kyung" class="mw-redirect" title="Eun Hee-kyung">Eun Hee-kyung</a> (은희경; 1959–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seong_Seok-jae" class="mw-redirect" title="Seong Seok-jae">Seong Seok-jae</a> (성석제; 1960–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Park_Mingyu" class="mw-redirect" title="Park Mingyu">Park Mingyu</a> (박민규; 1968–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choi_Il-nam" title="Choi Il-nam">Choi Il-nam</a> (최일남; 1932–2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jae-young_(author)" title="Kim Jae-young (author)">Kim Jae-young</a> (김재영; 1966–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bang_Young-ung" title="Bang Young-ung">Bang Young-ung</a> (방영웅; 1942–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bok_Geo-il" title="Bok Geo-il">Bok Geo-il</a> (복거일; 1946–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cho_Se-hui" title="Cho Se-hui">Cho Se-hui</a> (조세희; 1942–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Park_Beom-shin" class="mw-redirect" title="Park Beom-shin">Park Beom-shin</a> (박범신; 1946–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Han_Moo-sook" title="Han Moo-sook">Han Moo-sook</a> (한무숙; 1918–1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hwang_Sok-yong" title="Hwang Sok-yong">Hwang Sok-yong</a> (황석영; 1943–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahn_Junghyo" title="Ahn Junghyo">Ahn Junghyo</a> (안정효; 1941–2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Hoon" title="Kim Hoon">Kim Hoon</a> (김훈; 1948–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Yeon-su" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Yeon-su">Kim Yeon-su</a> (김연수; 1970–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Young-ha" title="Kim Young-ha">Kim Young-ha</a> (김영하; 1968–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yang_Gui-ja" class="mw-redirect" title="Yang Gui-ja">Yang Gui-ja</a> (양귀자; 1955–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Won-il" title="Kim Won-il">Kim Won-il</a> (김원일; 1942–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gong_Seon-ok" title="Gong Seon-ok">Gong Seon-ok</a> (공선옥; 1963–)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Son_Chang-seop&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Son Chang-seop (page does not exist)">Son Chang-seop</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%86%90%EC%B0%BD%EC%84%AD" class="extiw" title="ko:손창섭">ko</a>]</span> (손창섭; 1922–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Seung-ok" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Seung-ok">Kim Seung-ok</a> (김승옥; 1941–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chang_Yong-hak" title="Chang Yong-hak">Chang Yong-hak</a> (장영학; 1921–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Joo-young" title="Kim Joo-young">Kim Joo-young</a> (김주영; 1939–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Cheong-jun" class="mw-redirect" title="Lee Cheong-jun">Lee Cheong-jun</a> (이청준; 1939–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Dong-ha" title="Lee Dong-ha">Lee Dong-ha</a> (이동하; 1942–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Soon-won" title="Lee Soon-won">Lee Soon-won</a> (이순원; 1957–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Park_Wan-suh" title="Park Wan-suh">Park Wan-suh</a> (박원서; 1931–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yi_Munyol" class="mw-redirect" title="Yi Munyol">Yi Munyol</a> (이문열; 1948–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoo_Jae-yong" title="Yoo Jae-yong">Yoo Jae-yong</a> (유재영; 1936–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Heaon-jong" class="mw-redirect" title="Yu Heaon-jong">Yu Heaon-jong</a> (유현종; 1939–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yun_Heung-gil" class="mw-redirect" title="Yun Heung-gil">Yun Heung-gil</a> (윤흥길; 1942–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yun_Hu-myong" class="mw-redirect" title="Yun Hu-myong">Yun Hu-myong</a> (윤후명; 1946–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yun_Young-su" title="Yun Young-su">Yun Young-su</a> (윤영수; 1952–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shin_Kyung-sook" title="Shin Kyung-sook">Shin Kyung-sook</a> (신경숙; 1963–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oh_Jung-hee_(writer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oh Jung-hee (writer)">Oh Jung-hee</a> (오정희; 1947–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gu_Byeong-mo" title="Gu Byeong-mo">Gu Byeong-mo</a> (구병모; 1976–)</li></ul> </div> <p>There are also Korean-American writers writing in Korean, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Kim_Yong-ik" title="Kim Yong-ik">Kim Yong-ik</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Popular_fiction">Popular fiction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Korean_literature&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Popular fiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This term, the popular fiction, is defined as the mass market-targeted works, or as an opposite of the <i>pure</i> <i>literature</i>. This terminology comes from the equivalent Japanese word.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But since early 2000, the distinction between mainstream and pop became faint, and some mainstream authors like <a href="/wiki/Gu_Byeong-mo" title="Gu Byeong-mo">Gu Byeong-mo</a> or <a href="/wiki/Chung_Serang" title="Chung Serang">Chung Serang</a> are well-received in both genre, and there is a clear tendency of authors refuse to define themselves as the 'pure literature' author.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Historical_fiction">Historical fiction</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Korean_literature&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Historical fiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historical fiction, or alternative history fiction, is one of the largest selling genre in South Korea. For a more serious works, authors like <a href="/wiki/Jo_Jung-rae" class="mw-redirect" title="Jo Jung-rae">Jo Jung-rae</a> and <a href="/wiki/Park_Wan-suh" title="Park Wan-suh">Park Wan-suh</a> falls into this category. For lighter works, Kim Jin-myung, the author of <a href="/wiki/The_Rose_of_Sharon_Blooms_Again" title="The Rose of Sharon Blooms Again">The Rose of Sharon Blooms Again</a>, is one of the most best selling writers. The historical fiction of South Korea often covers the <a href="/wiki/Joseon" title="Joseon">Joseon</a> period and the colonial era. <a href="/wiki/Lee_In-hwi" title="Lee In-hwi">Lee In-hwi</a>'s novels often depict historical labor rights issues in South Korea in the 1980s and 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fantasy">Fantasy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Korean_literature&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Fantasy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Examples of South Korean fantasy writers and their works include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Yeongdo" title="Lee Yeongdo">Lee Yeongdo</a> (b. 1972): <i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Raja" title="Dragon Raja">Dragon Raja</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeon_Min-hee" title="Jeon Min-hee">Jeon Min-hee</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Children_of_the_Rune" title="Children of the Rune">Children of the Rune</a></i></li> <li>Lee Woo-hyouk: <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Soul_Guardians&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Soul Guardians (page does not exist)">The Soul Guardians</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%87%B4%EB%A7%88%EB%A1%9D" class="extiw" title="ko:퇴마록">ko</a>]</span></i> (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">퇴마록</span></span>; <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hani">退魔錄</span></span>)</li> <li>Kim Sang-hyun: Tamguroo (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">탐그루</span></span>)</li> <li>Kim Chulgon: The Dragon Lady (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">드래곤 레이디</span></span>)</li> <li>Hong Jeonghoon: The Rogue (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">더 로그</span></span>)</li> <li>Ha Jieun: <i>Tower of Ice Tree</i> (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">얼음나무 숲</span></span>)</li> <li>Bang Jina</li> <li>Min Soyeong: <i>The Tower of Storm</i> (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">폭풍의 탑</span></span>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Science_fiction">Science fiction</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Korean_literature&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Science fiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Examples of South Korean sf writers and their works include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Djuna" title="Djuna">Djuna</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Counterweight_(novel)" title="Counterweight (novel)">Counterweight</a></i> (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">평형추</span></span>), 2021</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bae_Myung-hoon" title="Bae Myung-hoon">Bae Myung Hoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Ewhan" title="Kim Ewhan">Kim Ewhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Bo-young" title="Kim Bo-young">Kim Bo-young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyeon_Jeong" title="Soyeon Jeong">Jeong Soyeon</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Essayists">Essayists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Korean_literature&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Essayists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Non-fiction essayists include <a href="/wiki/Chang_Young-hee" title="Chang Young-hee">Chang Young-hee</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poetry">Poetry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Korean_literature&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Poetry"><span>edit</span></a><span 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class="extiw" title="ko:문덕수">ko</a>]</span> (문덕수, 文德守, b.1928),<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Choe_Nam-seon" title="Choe Nam-seon">Choi Nam-son</a> (1890–1957) <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Kim_Sowol" title="Kim Sowol">Kim Sowol</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gi_Hyeong-do" title="Gi Hyeong-do">Ki Hyung-do</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chon_Sang-pyong" class="mw-redirect" title="Chon Sang-pyong">Chon Sang-pyong</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="South_Korean_literary_awards">South Korean literary awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Korean_literature&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: South Korean literary awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daesan_Literary_Awards" title="Daesan Literary Awards">Daesan Literary Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dong-in_Literary_Award" title="Dong-in Literary Award">Dong-in Literary Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hankook_Ilbo_Literary_Award" title="Hankook Ilbo Literary Award">Hankook Ilbo Literary Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_Literature_(Hyundae_Munhak)_Award" title="Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award">Hyundae Munhak Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeong_Jiyong_Literature_Prize" title="Jeong Jiyong Literature Prize">Jeong Jiyong Literature Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manhae_Prize" title="Manhae Prize">Manhae Prize for Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midang_Literary_Award" title="Midang Literary Award">Midang Literary Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Park_Kyong-ni_Prize" title="Park Kyong-ni Prize">Park Kyong-ni Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sowol_Poetry_Prize" title="Sowol Poetry Prize">Sowol Poetry Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Society_of_Korean_Poets_Award" title="Society of Korean Poets Award">Society of Korean Poets Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yi_Sang_Literary_Award" title="Yi Sang Literary Award">Yi Sang Literary Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yookwoodang_Literary_Award" title="Yookwoodang Literary Award">Yook Woo Dang Literary Award</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Korean_literature&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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