Yoo Eun-Sil Explained
| Yoo Eun-Sil |
| Language: | Korean |
| Genre: | Picture Book, Children's Literature |
| Nationality: | South Korean |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
Yoo Eun-Sil (Korean: 유은살) is a South Korean author of children's literature, active since 2004. Her major works include My Teacher Lindgren and Lee Yujeong the Perfect, and her work ranges from young adult novels and picture books to collections of short stories. She was nominated in 2023 as the Korean candidate for the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Career
Yoo Eun-Sil was born in 1974 in Seoul, South Korea. She lived in Doksan-dong, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Seoul.[1] She published her first children's novel in 2005, Granny Mago Came to My House. In 2010, Lee Yujeong the Perfect was selected for the IBBY Honour List.[2]
Her other major works include My Teacher Lindgren, The Last Event, Sunrye House, and the I Wanna series. Her young adult novels include Outskirts, Two Meters and 48 Hours, and Sunrye House, while her picture books include The Year’s Autumn, My Doksan-dong, Calf Poo, and Matryoshka. She has also published collections of short stories including The Flags of All Nations Boy and Lee Yujeong the Perfect. Her children's fiction includes The Last Event and The Birth of Ilsoo.
Awards and nominations
Works
- 2021 Sunrye House (BIR)
- 2018 Two Meters and 48 Hours (Naznsan Books)
- 2014 Outskirts (Munhakdongne)
Collaborations with other illustrators
- 2022 Matryoshka by Kim Ji-hyon (Sakyejul)
- 2022 I Will Remember by Kim Yu-dae (Sakyejul)
- 2022 I Will Hesitate by Kim Yu-dae (Sakyejul)
- 2022 I Wanna Do It My Way by Kim Yu-dae (Sakyejul)
- 2022 May I Forge by Gyeong Hae-won (Changbi Publishers, Inc.)
- 2021 Park Wan-suh by Lee Yoon-hui (BIR)
- 2019 My Doksan-dong by Oh Seung-min (Moonji)
- 2019 Calf Poo by Park Sae-yeong (Changbi Publishers, Inc.)
- 2018 The Year’s Autumn by Kim Jae-hong (Changbi Publishers, Inc.)
- 2016 Dream House by Seo Yeongah (Moonji)
- 2015 Wanna Come to Our Town Library? by Shin Min-jae (Sakyejul)
- 2014 Jane Goodall by Seo Yeong-ah (BIR)
- 2013 I Wanna Be Sensitive Too by Kim Yu-dae (Sakyejul)
- 2013 The Birth of Ilsoo by Seo Hyeon (BIR)
- 2016 我只想做个平凡的孩子(浙江文艺出版社) China,
- 2012 The Smell of Sunshine on My Head by Lee Hyeon-joo (BIR)
- 2011 I Wanna Be a Picky Eater Too by Seol Eun-yeong (Sakyejul)
- 2010 Yu Gwansun by Gwak Seong-hwa (BIR)
- 2010 The Story of Simchung by Hong Seong-ju (BIR)
- 2010 Mija from Our Town by Chang Gyeong-hye (Naznsan Books)
- 2010 The Last Event by Kang Gyeong-su (Baram Books, revised BIR edition, 2015.)
- 2020 爷爷最后的秘密(Zhejiang Literature & Art Publishing Hous) China,
- 2014 Le dernier événement(Ecole Des Loisirs) France,
- 2008 Lee Yujeong, the Perfect by Byun Youngmee (Prunsoop Publishing)
- 2007 The Flags of All Nations Boy by Jeong Seong-hwa (Changbi Publishers, Inc.)
- 2005 My Teacher, Lindgren by Gwon Sa-wu (Changbi Publishers, Inc.)
- 2014 爱顶嘴的 小女孩儿(China Machine Press) China,
- 2010 Si j'étais Fifi Brindacier(Editions Philippe Picquier) France,
- 2005 Grandma Mago Comes to Our House by Baek Dae-seung (Baram books, republished Prunsoop Publishing, 2015)
Notes and References
- Web site: K-Book Trends. 13 June 2023. www.kbook-eng.or.kr.
- Web site: 2010 Honor Lists. 14 June 2023. www.ibby.org.
- Web site: Korean nominees announced for celebrated children's literature awards . 2023-06-13. The Korea Times.
