Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kwon Jeongsaeng returned to Korea immediately after the Liberation (1945) from Japanese colonial rule. Working asthe bell ringer for a village in Iljik Township in Andong County, North Gyeongsang Province, he lived in a small earthen house.Befriending illness and poverty throughout his life, he wrote beautifully about the beauty of nature, life, and those who suffered becauseof their fragility. Kwon has left over 150 short and long stories for youngsters and children’s prose fiction and over 100 poems and songsfor young readers. His representative works include the picture book Doggy Poo, children’s novel Sister Mongsil (published by Changbi),and novel The Sky over Hanti Pass.
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- [The Moon over the Apple Orchard, Reception of a special mention in fiction in the 2019 BolognaRagazzi Award!]
- [ My Exploration of Cultural Heritage on China] published
- [The Mother of All Questions] published
- [My Exploration of Cultural Heritage] series, the highlights of an unequaled bestselling project
- [Beyond Death, Beyond the Darkness of the Age] published
- [The Changbi Children’s Library Series celebrated its 40th anniversary]
- [Han Kang] Han Kang’s The Vegetarian has won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize