Haenam-gun Special Concert with Literary Master Hwang Sok-yong

50th Anniversary Event of the Publication of 'Sampo Ganeun Gil'

Jeonnam Haenam-gun Ttangkkeut Sunrye Literature Museum will host a special literary event on the 13th of next month, inviting the master of Korean literature, novelist Hwang Sok-yong.

According to the county on the 28th, this event was organized to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of one of Hwang Sok-yong's representative works, Sampo Ganeun Gil (The Road to Sampo). Sampo Ganeun Gil is a work by novelist Hwang Sok-yong published in the September 1973 issue of Shindonga magazine, depicting the stories of those who lived on the road and could not settle down during an era when industrialization widened social gaps.

Haenam-gun Ttangkkeut Pilgrimage Literature Museum will host a 'The Road to Sampo' concert on the 13th of next month, inviting novelist Hwang Sok-yong. Photo by Haenam-gun

This novel is considered one of Hwang Sok-yong’s most important works, revealing sharp social awareness. In fact, it has been adapted into films and plays based on the novel.

Along with poet Hwang Ji-woo from Haenam interpreting Sampo Ganeun Gil, a variety of programs including discussions about Hwang Sok-yong’s works, lectures, Q&A sessions, and book signings will be held over two hours.

Novelist Hwang Sok-yong has long been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. He also lived in Haenam for three years while writing his epic novel Jang Gil-san. Notably, he planned a new farmers’ movement together with poet Kim Nam-ju, who was staying in his hometown, creating a special bond with Haenam.

A Haenam-gun official said, “We are inviting a distinguished figure who is rarely available to hold the last literary concert of this year,” and added, “We ask for the enthusiastic participation of those interested.”

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