Suh Ki-Won
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Suh Ki-Won (徐基源, 1930-2005) was a South Korean novelist, journalist and politician. As one of the most prominent writers of Korean post-war period, he wrote novels giving an insight into the skepticism and despair of the post-war generation through delicate description of psychology.[1] A short story “I Seongsukan Bamui Poong” (이 성숙한 밤의 포옹 A Hug of this Mature Night, 1960)[2] is his representative work. He received the Contemporary Literature (Hyundai Munhak) Award, Dongin Literary Award, Hanguk Literary Award (한국문학상) and the National Academy of Arts Award, etc.
