Daesan Literary Awards

The Daesan Literary Awards(대산문학상) are amongst the most prestigious in Korea^[1] and are given in the categories of poetry (including sijo), fiction, drama, criticism, and translation. Works from each of these genres, published within the last two years, are selected for initial consideration and after screening and short-listing, a second jury makes the final selection. If the judges believe there is no work of merit for a particular category, that category is not awarded.^[2]

The prize is associated with a monetary award of 50 million won, and the total amount of 200 million won makes the Daesan Literary Awards the largest set of literary prizes awarded in Korea.^[3] In addition, the award-winning works are often translated and published overseas.^[2]

Winners

1993
Poetry Ko Un The Song of Tomorrow German
Fiction Lee Seung-u The Other Side of Life French / German / Spanish
Drama Oh Tae-Sok Why did Shimch'ong throw herself into the Indangsu twice English / German
Criticism Paik Nak-Chong Viewpoint of Modern Literature
Translation Peter H. Lee Pine River and Lone Peak English
1994
Poetry Lee Hyung-Ki Undying City Spanish
Fiction Lee Chong-Joon White Clothes French
Drama Not Awarded
Criticism Kim U-Chang A Poet's Gem
Translation Choi Hyun-Moo & Patrick Maurus La Place (by Choi In-Hun) French
1995
Poetry Hwang Dong-Kyu Strong Wind at Misiryong English
Fiction Choi In-Sok My Soul's Well French / German
Drama Lee Yun-Taek Problematic Person - Y'onsan French
Criticism Yu Chong-Ho The Delights of Literature
Translation Chung Chong-Hwa & Brother Anthony The Poet (by Yi Mun-yol) English
1996
Poetry Chong Hyon-Jong The Trees of the World English
Fiction Lee Ho-Chol Southerners and Northerners English / Spanish
Drama Lee Kang-Baek Diary of a journey to Yongwol German
Criticism Not awarded
Translation Kim Mi-Hye &
Silvia Bräsel Windbestattun (by Hwang Dong-Kyu) German
1997
Poetry Kim Choon-Soo Possession, Dostoevski English / Spanish
Fiction Park Wan-Suh Was That Mountain Really There? Spanish
Drama Not awarded
Criticism Kim Byung-Ik New Writing and Truth of Literature
Translation Not awarded
1998
Poetry Shin Kyong-Nim Mother's and Grandmother's Silhouette Geman
Fiction Kim Joo-Young The Skate English / German
Drama Lee Man-Hee Turn Around and Leave French
Criticism Cho Nam-Hyon Literary Discourse in the 1990s
Translation Not awarded
1999
Poetry HWANG Ji-Woo When a Rany Day, I'll be in a Bar German
Fiction SUH Jung-In A man Who I met in Venice French / German
Drama NOH Kyung-Sik Wind of a Thousan Years French
Criticism KIM Jong-Chul A Poetry Human and an Ecological Human
Translation CHOI Mi-Kyung Jean Noël Juttet Le Chante de la fidele Chunhyang French
2000
Poetry CHOI Seung-Ho Grotesque Spanish
Fiction LEE Yun-Kee Dumulmeori German
Criticism OH Saeng-Keun The House being constructed with Nostalgia
Translation KO Kwang-Dan, Jean Noel Juttet L'Enverse de la Vie French
2001
Poetry LEE Song-Bu Mt. Chiri
Fiction HWANG Suk-Young The Guest English / Frenchl / Spanish
Drama LEE Gun-Sam Magnificent Escape
Criticism CHOI Won-Shik The Return of Literature
Translation LEE In-Sook, KIM Kyung-Hee, Maryse Bourdin Talgung (by SU Jung-In)
2002
Poetry KIM Ji-Ha Flowering
Fiction KIM Won-Woo Nostalgia Essay of a Wayfarer
Drama KIM Myung-Hwa The First Birthday
Criticism KIM Yun-Shik Dialogue with Our Novel
Translation YU Young-Nan Everasting Empire
2003
Poetry KIM Kwang-Kyu The Time We First Met
Fiction SONG Ki-Won The Scent of a Human
Translation KIM Edeltrud & KIM Sun-Hi Jung-Hee's Vogël Pendragon
2004
Poetry LEE Seong-Bok Ah, mouthless things
Fiction YOON Heung-Gil Road to soradan
Drama PARK Sang-Hyun The lady living in room 405 is very nice
Criticism HWANG Gwang-Soo Finding road, making road
Translation PARK Hwang-Bae LEE Sang's A vista de cuervo y otros poemas
2005
Poetry KIM Myung-In Ripple
Fiction KIM Yeon-Su I'm a Ghost Writer
Criticism JEONG Gwa-Ri Desire of That Which We Call Literature
Translation Francisca Cho HAN Yong-Un's everything yearned for
2006
Poetry Kim Sa-in Quietly liking
Fiction Kim In-sook That woman's autobiography
Drama Park Keun-hyeong Kyeong-suk, Kyeong-suk's father
Criticism Choi Dong-ho Poetic incarnation of a clay paradise
Translation Jeong Eun-jin, Jacques Batilliot Hwang Seok-Yeong's Le vieux jardin
2007
Poetry NAM Jin-Woo A Lion in 3:00 AM
Fiction KIM Hun Namhansanseong
Drama BAE Sam-Sik A Record of Yeolha
Criticism KIM Yeong-Chan Ghosts in the Theatre of Criticism
Translation KANG Seung-Hee, OH Dong-Sik, and Torsten Zaiak Hwang Seok-Yeong's Die Geschichte des Herrn Han
2008
Poetry Your First by Kim Hyesoon
Fiction Nagasaki Papa by Koo Hyoseo
Drama A Package by Jung Bokgeun
Criticism, A Crisis of Meaning by Kim Inhwan
2009
Poetry Chanho Song won The Evening the Cat Returned
Fiction Beomsin Bak Gosanja
Criticism Kwangho Lee Anonymous Love
Translation (English translation), Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton There a Petal Silently Falls with Gicheong Gim helping in the translation of Whisper Yet
Drama No Winner
2010
Poetry Choe Seung-ja Back of Beyond because of Melancholy
Fiction Park Hyeong-seo Nana at Dawn
Drama Choe Jina Chasuk's Home, 1 Dong 28
Criticism Kim Chi-su Wounds and Cures
Translation Choe Ae-young,
Jean Bellemin- Noell Interdit de folie (Wanting to Go Insane, Yet Unable).
2011
Poetry Dalja Shinwon Papers
Fiction Chulwoo Im wonr Farewell Valley
Drama Chieon Choi Play of Insanity
Criticism: Moowoong Yeom Literature and Reality of the Era
Translation Heidi Kang and Sohyun Ahn Schwertgesang (Song of the Sword) by Hoon Kim.
2012
Poetry Paek Musan
Fiction Chung Yongmun for The World of a Certain Title of Nobility
Criticism Hwang Hyonsan for Well Explained Misfortune
Translation Ko Hyeson and Francisco Karansa for Los arobles en la cuesta

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