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Hwang Sok-yong

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January 04, 1943 in Changchun, Korea, Republic of

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He was born in Hsinking (today Changchun), Manchukuo, during the period of Japanese rule. His family returned to Korea after liberation in 1945. He later obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Dongguk University(동국대학교).
In 1964 he was jailed for political reasons and met labor activists. Upon his release he worked at a cigarette factory and at several construction sites around the country.
In 1966–1969 he was part of Korea’s military corps during the Vietnam War, reluctantly fighting for the American cause that he saw as an attack on a liberation struggle.

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Average rating: 3.69 · 70 ratings · 11 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Guest 3.77 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Old Garden 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Die Geschichte des Herrn Han by Hwang Sok-yong, Oh Dong-Sik (Übersetzer), Kang Seung-hee (Übersetzer) 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings	My rating:
	Den gamla trädgården 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	La Route De Sampo 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	The Road to Sampo and Other Korean Short Stories by Hwang Sok-yong, Choe In-ho, Yi Pyong-Ju 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1983	My rating:

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