Im Chul-woo
Encyclopedia
Im Chul-woo is a South Korea
n writer.
. He moved to Gwangju
at age 10 and attended Sung-il High School there. He graduated from Jeonnam University with a degree in English Literature and completed graduate programs in English Literature at both Sogang University
and Jeonnam University. Presently, he teaches Creative Writing at Hanshin University
. Im was in Gwangju during the Gwangju Uprising and this critically influenced his outlook. His work has centered around dramatizations of that event and works which more generally focus on issues of Korean separation.
His debut was The Dog Thief in 1981 In 1985 he was awarded the 17th Korean Creative Writing Prize for The Land of My Father (Abeoji ui ttang) and in 1988 was awarded the 12th Yi Sang Literature Prize for The Red Room (Bulgeun bang), which has since been published in an anthology of the same name.
In 1994 Im’s novel, I Want to Go to the Island was made into a Korean movie, To the Starry Island
.
In 2010, Im’s work Wanting to Go Insane Yet Unable (Interdit de Folie), was translated into French by Choe Ae-young and Jean Bellemin-Nol. As the title suggests, the book focuses on a highly traumatized Korean man in the 1980s, who would rather lose his sanity than continue to remember his painful personal memories.
The Red Room (in Red Room)
Red Mountain, White Bird
Spring Day
Wanting to Go Insane Yet Unable
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n writer.
Life
Im Chul-woo was born October 15, 1954, on Wando Island in Jeollanam-doJeollanam-do
Jeollanam-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...
. He moved to Gwangju
Gwangju
Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...
at age 10 and attended Sung-il High School there. He graduated from Jeonnam University with a degree in English Literature and completed graduate programs in English Literature at both Sogang University
Sogang University
Sogang University is one of the leading research and liberal arts universities in Seoul, South Korea.The University was established in 1960 by the Society of Jesus to provide education based on the Catholic beliefs and inspired by the Jesuit educational philosophy, such as Georgetown University in...
and Jeonnam University. Presently, he teaches Creative Writing at Hanshin University
Hanshin University
Hanshin University is a private university in the Seoul National Capital Area of South Korea. The campus is located in Osan City, Gyeonggi province...
. Im was in Gwangju during the Gwangju Uprising and this critically influenced his outlook. His work has centered around dramatizations of that event and works which more generally focus on issues of Korean separation.
His debut was The Dog Thief in 1981 In 1985 he was awarded the 17th Korean Creative Writing Prize for The Land of My Father (Abeoji ui ttang) and in 1988 was awarded the 12th Yi Sang Literature Prize for The Red Room (Bulgeun bang), which has since been published in an anthology of the same name.
In 1994 Im’s novel, I Want to Go to the Island was made into a Korean movie, To the Starry Island
To the Starry Island
To the Starry Island is an award-winning 1993 South Korean film directed by Park Kwang-su.-Synopsis:...
.
In 2010, Im’s work Wanting to Go Insane Yet Unable (Interdit de Folie), was translated into French by Choe Ae-young and Jean Bellemin-Nol. As the title suggests, the book focuses on a highly traumatized Korean man in the 1980s, who would rather lose his sanity than continue to remember his painful personal memories.
Works in English
My Father's Land (in The Star and Other Korean Short Stories)The Red Room (in Red Room)
Works in Korean (Partial)
I Want to Go to the IslandRed Mountain, White Bird
Spring Day
Wanting to Go Insane Yet Unable