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Jeon Sang-guk

Jeon Sang-guk was born on 24 March 1940 in Gangwon. He studied Korean literature, up to the master's degree, at Kyung Hee University. He taught for many years in secondary schools, then became a professor of Korean literature at Kangwon University. He is said to be known for a writing of assertive virility and is credited, besides the prizes received for this narrative, with the Hyundae Munhak Prize in 1977, the Dong-in Prize in 1980 and, in 1988, the Yun Dong-ju and Kim Yu-jeong prizes.

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