Cheon Unyeong Explained

Cheon Unyeong
Birth Date:	1971
Language:	Korean
Nationality:	South Korean
Period:	2000–present

Hangul:	천운영
Rr:	Cheon Unyeong
Mr:	Ch'ŏn Unyŏng

Cheon Unyeong^{[1] [2]} (born 1971) is a modern South Korean writer.^[3]

Life

Cheon Unyeong was born in 1971 in Seoul, South Korea. She studied creative writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts, and graduated from Hanyang University with a B.A. in journalism. She attended graduate school at Korea University's School of Literature.^[4] Although Cheon Unyeong has only produced two volumes of short stories, she is considered a groundbreaking Korean author, and her works have been the subject of much analysis and critical acclaim.^[5]

Career

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea summarizes Cheon's work:

Works

Works in translation

• Adieu le cirque! (Korean: 잘가라, 서커스)

Works in Korean (partial)

• The Needle (Korean: 바늘, 2001)
• Myeongrang (Korean: 명랑, 2004)

Notes and References

1. Sometimes written as "Cheon Un-yeong" or "Chun Woonpyoung".
2. Web site: Author Database . LTI Korea . 7 December 2013 . 21 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055413/http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do . dead .
3. Chun Woon-young" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Web site: Author Database - Korea Literature Translation Institute . 2013-09-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055413/http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do . 2013-09-21 .
4. Web site: Naver Search . naver.com. Naver. 5 December 2013.
5. Book: Korean Writers: The Poets. Minumsa Press. Chun Woonpyoung. 2005. 46.