Son Bo-mi

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Son Bo-mi
Born1980 (age 4445)
LanguageKorean
NationalitySouth Korean
PeriodModern
Korean name
Hangul
손보미
Revised Romanization Son Bomi
McCune–Reischauer Son Pomi

Son Bo-mi is a multiply awarded modern South Korean writer of fiction born in Seoul, South Korea. [1]

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Life

Son was born in Seoul, South Korea. Son made her literary debut int 2009 with Silence and she currently teaches creative writings at Kyeonghee University[ specify ]. [1] She is married to writer Kim Jong-ok. [2]

Work

Son is known for writing extremely emotional works (Blanket, Hot Air Balloon, and I'm Leaving Too, Liz) in very dry and calm sentences that paradoxically seem to reveal more feeling through their aridity than they would through overt emotionalism. [1] Her stories often feature elaborate narrative structures that often leave out key ingredients related to the plot. This is partially because many of her works are interrelated and events that have happened in one book are often expected to be known about in the other books, even if they are only referred to most elliptically.

Her important works included Downpour, A Love of Scientist, Stroll, and Lindy Hop For Them. Downpour has been partially translated online, as it was one of her award-winning works. [3]

Awards

Works in English

Works in Korean

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Son Bo Mi (1996). Hot Air Balloon. Seoul: ASIA Publishers. pp. various. ISBN   979-11-5662-046-4.
  2. "I Wish There Could Be a 2nd Print, I Want to Fix the 'Introduction'", Munhwa Ilbo, Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. Son, Bonmi. "[44th Translation Awards] Commendation Awards: 'Downpour'". Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. Naver 인물검색: http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=%EC%86%90%EB%B3%B4%EB%AF%B8&os=474468&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService]. Accessed 11. Nov 2014 (korean).