Background
Hwang was born while of Korea was under Japanese colonial rule in Taedong, South Pyongan, in modern-day North of Korea.
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Book of Masks
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Book by Sun-Won, Hwang
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Trees on a Slope (Modern Korean Fiction)
( Hwang Sun-won (1915–2000) is one of modern Korea’s mast...)
Hwang Sun-won (1915–2000) is one of modern Korea’s masters of narrative prose. Trees on a Slope (1960) is his most accomplished novel―one of the few Korean novels to describe in detail the physical and psychological horrors of the Korean War. It is an assured, forceful depiction of three young soldiers in the South Korean army during the latter stages of the war: Hyŏnt’ae, the arrogant and overconfident squad leader; the stolid and dependable Yun-gu; and "the Poet" Tong-ho. The war affects the men in different ways. Before he can return home, Tong-ho takes his own life after shooting an officer and a prostitute. Hyŏn-t’ae, finding himself removed from situations of mortal danger, spends most of his time drinking; in the end he is arrested for abetting in the suicide of a young girl. Only Yun-gu is able to make the successful transition to postwar life. His ability to survive the encroachments of others, exploit limited resources, and capitalize on the lessons of harsh experience make him emblematic of Korea over the centuries. Trees on a Slope will introduce an English-reading audience to an important voice in modern Asian literature.
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Shadows of a Sound
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Hwang Sun-won
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Hwang graduated from Waseda University in Japan with a degree in English.
Career
Hwang Sunwon made his literary debut as a middle school student with the publication in 1931 of his poems “My Dream” (Naui kkum) and “Fear Not, My Son” (Adeura museowo malla) in Eastern Light (Donggwang). During his time at Waseda he founded a theater group called Tokyo Students’ Group for the Arts (Donggyeong haksaeng yesuljwa), along with fellow students Lee Haerang and Kim Dongwon. In November 1934, Hwang Sunwon published his first poetry collection, Wayward Songs (Bangga).Following the division of of Korea he lived in the South, becoming a professor at Kyunghee University.
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book
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Trees on a Slope (Modern Korean Fiction)
( Hwang Sun-won (1915–2000) is one of modern Korea’s mast...)
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Book of Masks
(Book by Sun-Won, Hwang)
- Shadows of a Sound
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Trees on a Slope (Modern Korean Fiction)
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September 14, 2000 (aged 85) -
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South of Korea