Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (1986) award
Kim Sijong
きん ししょう
Gim Sijong
Pen Names:
Pau (childhood name)（Childhood name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-01-17 （Busan, Korea (then under Japanese rule)）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Busan (birthplace) → Jeju Island (family registration / childhood residence) → Ikuno, Osaka (residence during time in Japan)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1950-
- Affiliations
- Association of Zainichi Korean Cultural Figures (associated), Osaka Literary School (served as chair/director)
- Memberships
- South Korea Workers' Party (historical membership), Japanese Communist Party (joined 1950), Zainichi Korean United Democratic Front (involved)
- Influenced By
- Yi Yuk-sa (Lee Yuk-sa / Lee Yuk-sa / 李陸史), Kim So-un (translator/poet)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwangju Normal School (predecessor of Gwangju National University of Education) | Elementary/Teacher training course | — | — | 1942 - （在籍、四学年まで） | Korea (then under Japanese rule) |
Gwangju Normal School (predecessor of Gwangju National University of Education)
Elementary/Teacher training course
Period:
1942 - （在籍、四学年まで）
Country:
Korea (then under Japanese rule)
Enrolled in teacher training course; did not complete standard progression due to political events and removal
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | "Between 'Zainichi'" ("In the Midst of Being 'Zainichi'") | — | Mainichi Newspapers / Mainichi Publishing Culture Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Oguma Hideo Prize (Special Prize) | Poems of the Plains (Genya no Uta) | 特別賞 | Oguma Hideo Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Takami Jun Award | Lost Seasons | — | Takami Jun Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Ōfuna Jirō Award | Living Between Korea and Japan: From Jeju to Ikaino | — | Ōfuna Jirō Award Committee | 受賞 |
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1986
Work:
"Between 'Zainichi'" ("In the Midst of Being 'Zainichi'")
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers / Mainichi Publishing Culture Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Oguma Hideo Prize (Special Prize)
1992
Work:
Poems of the Plains (Genya no Uta)
Category:
特別賞
Organization:
Oguma Hideo Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Takami Jun Award
2011
Work:
Lost Seasons
Organization:
Takami Jun Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Ōfuna Jirō Award
2015
Work:
Living Between Korea and Japan: From Jeju to Ikaino
Organization:
Ōfuna Jirō Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Oguma Hideo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1992) special award
Hagiwara Sakutaro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2010) nominee
Takami Jun Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2011) award
Osaragi Jiro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (2015) award
Works
Major Works
Ikaino Poetry Collection
1978 PoetryA poetic account of life and labor in Ikaino, Osaka, and memories of being a Zainichi Korean.
Zainichi identityhomelandlabor
Between 'Zainichi'
1986 Essays / Poetry proseA collection of essays, prose and poems reflecting on the experience and condition of Zainichi Koreans.
bordersdiscriminationmemory
Poems of the Plains: Collected Poems 1955-1988
1991 PoetryA collected volume of poems from 1955 onward, covering postwar Zainichi life and political experiences.
postwar historyresistancepersonal history
Lost Seasons
2010 PoetryA late-career poetry collection focused on loss and reminiscence.
lossmemorytime
Living Between Korea and Japan: From Jeju to Ikaino
2015 Memoir / EssaysMemoir and essays recounting life from Jeju Island to Ikaino in Osaka as a Zainichi Korean.
memorymigrationidentity
Bibliography
- Horizon (Poetry) (1955)
- Japan Fudoki (Poetry) (1957)
- Niigata (Long Poem) (1970)
- Those Exposed and Those Who Expose (1975)
- Ikaino Poetry Collection (1978)
- Song of Clementine (1980)
- Gwangju Poems (1983)
- Between 'Zainichi' (1986)
- Poems of the Plains (Collected) (1991)
- Time of the Grass: Short Writings (1997)
- Fossil Summer: Poetry (1998)
- My Life and Poems (2004)
- Poems of the Border: Selected Poems (2005)
- Lost Seasons (2010)
- Living Between Korea and Japan (2015)
Translations by Author
- Sky, Wind, Stars and Poems: Selected Poems of Yun Dong-ju (editor/translator)
- Re-translation: Selected Korean Poems (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical yet political styleEssayistic and memoir-infused prose-poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- homelandborders and crossingthe Zainichi condition
Health
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Palpitations; intestinal tuberculosis1953 年（入院）〜1956 年（退院）Required extended medical treatment; affected his writing and daily life
Legacy
An important Zainichi Korean poet who explored the histories and conditions of Korea and Japan through poetry and essays. A representative figure in postwar Zainichi literature, recipient of multiple literary awards and subject of scholarly attention.
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds authority / bibliographic records)
- Authority records in national libraries and services (VIAF, ISNI, etc.)
Trivia
- Born in Busan in 1929. He clandestinely entered Japan and settled in Ikaino, Osaka as a Zainichi Korean.
- In 1973 he became the first non-Japanese public high school teacher in Japan and taught Korean as a regular subject.
- In 2003 he registered his family domicile in Jeju and became a South Korean national.
- He worked as a translator/editor as well as a poet, editing and translating works such as those of Yun Dong-ju.