Former president of PKNU, Kang Nam-Ju, becomes novelist | |||
작성자 | Department of External Cooperation | 작성일 | 2013-08-20 |
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Former president of PKNU, Kang Nam-Ju, becomes novelist | |||||
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Kang Nam-Ju, the former president of PKNU, starts his literary career as a new novelist - ’The Dream of Aerial Burial’ has been selected in a contest of new writers’ literary work conducted by 「Literature Study」.
Kang Nam-Ju has been elected in thenovel field of 61stth contest of new writers’ literary works conducted by 「Literature Study」 which is a quarterly-publication literature magazine. The short story, ’The Dream of Aerial Burial’, the prize-winning novel of the contest, was published on 「Literature Study」 in a summer hiatus. The former president is a veteran poet who has published 9 books of poetry until now such as 「Woods Under The Sea」. He has also has published 3 books of essays in criticism such as 「Center and Periphery of Poetics」. He retired in 2004 from his job as a professor and the president position of Pukyong, and held the chief position of at the Busan Cultural Foundation, his formal title was which has meaning of "the chief of Busan culture". So,Then why did he decide to become a rookie novelist? In the speech on being elected, he said he wanted to be a novelist. "Over the age of Goryeojang, I finally became a new novelist. I’m so happy to be recognized as a new novelist in this field." What does it mean to start a new thing at his age? is the meaning of starting new thing in his age? "Starting a new thing means that excavating something new. Recklessness also means that challenging for creation in some way," the former president said. The judges of the contest evaluated ’The Dream of Aerial Burial’ as the a novel that showeding introspection and discernment about death, as the main character enters old age and encounters the death naturally. They also said that the novel is very touching by showing the main character’s preparation for death through the children of his’ tension and conflict about his attitude while he lives alone. "We are already in an aging society. I want to show that society’s inside," the former president Kang said. There is already much attention to the dark side of the aging society drawn by the 74 years old novelist who writes with the sensitivity of a poet.<Pukyong today> |