Pak Kyong-ni

Pak Kyong-ni, born Pak Geum-i, was born in 1926 in Tongyeong and graduated in 1945 from the girls' high school in Jinju. Married in 1946, she lost her husband during the Korean War; accused of being a communist, he died in detention in Seodaemun Prison. She made her debut in 1955 in the journal Hyundae Munhak, on the recommendation of Kim Tong-ni. Settled in Wonju, she chaired the foundation that bears the name of her novel and in 1999 opened a centre intended to host writers. She died of lung cancer on 5 May 2008.

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• NovelLand토지Pak Kyong-ni · 1994Literature