Education
He graduated from Baejae School and entered Gyungsung National University School of Medicine.
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He graduated from Baejae School and entered Gyungsung National University School of Medicine.
However he went to Japan aspiring to find fame in literature. This pursuit of learning about literature didn"t last long, because he didn"t have the money to support himself. He became a high school teacher in Andong, Gyeongsang-do.
He started his career as a writer publishing A Young Manitoba"s Life (hangul: 젊은이의 시절).
His famous works include The Water Wheel (물레방아), Mulberry (뽕), and (벙어리 삼룡이). Is considered one of the best newspaper serial stories of Korean literature.
The novel has been adapted into a movie by Na Woon-gyu in 1929, and Shin Sang-ok in 1964. Foreign his work in the 1964 The, leading actor Kim Jin-kyu was awarded Best Actor in the 12th Asian Film Festival.