Gong Seon-ok's Short Story Collection 'Eunju's Movie' Wins This Year's 5·18 Literary Award

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The novel collection "Eunju's Movie" by writer Gong Seon-ok has been selected as the winner of this year's 5·18 Literary Award.

The 5·18 Memorial Foundation announced on the 23rd that among the 14 finalists in poetry, novels, children's literature, and biographies for the 5·18 Literary Award, Gong's work was chosen as the winning piece.

The judging committee stated, "This work found the dying spark within the stories of Gwangju and finally created a flame that embraces both time and space," adding, "It does not remain stuck in 1980, nor is it solely obsessed with the deaths in Gwangju; it contains the true essence of 5·18 literature."

The 5·18 Literary Award Newcomer Prize was awarded to the poetry category for "Silent World - In Memory of Kim Kyung-chul," the novel category for "Jeju, Blue Night Sea" and "Secret Box," and the children's literature category for "Snow Falling in May."

The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on the 23rd alongside the May Literature Festival hosted by the Korean Writers' Association.

The 5·18 Literary Award was established in 2005 to honor and embody the spirit of the May 18 Democratic Uprising and to discover works that can inherit it from new perspectives.

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