Yun heung gil biography definition english

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Yun Heunggil (born 14 December ) is a.

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He was also highly regarded in Japan with several collections of stories already published in that language. His stories like The House of Twilight first published in Korean in , The Man Who was Left as Nine Pairs of Shoes first published in Korean in , and The Rainy Spell first published in Korean in -- all in this Readers International collection in English - are now regarded as among the finest Korean literature dealing with the complexities of the Korean War and its aftermath.

Yun began his career as a teacher, like several of the narrators in his stories. From he devoted himself more fully to writing. He has always been known for his uncompromising literary portraits of post-war refugee life and raw poverty, and the dog-eat-dog atmosphere of Koreans living in and near Seoul.