The Daesan Literary Awards () are one of the most prestigious literary awards in South Korea. Prizes are awarded annually to selected works of poetry, fiction, drama, literary criticism, and translation. As of 2016, each prize includes a monetary award of 50 million won. The award-winning works are often subsequently translated from Korean to other languages and published overseas.
Winners YearCategoryWinnerWork1993PoetryKo UnSongs for TomorrowFictionYi SeunguThe Other Side of LifeDramaO TaeseokWhy Did Shimch'ong Throw Herself Into the Indangsu Twice?CriticismBaek NakcheongViewpoint of Modern LiteratureTranslationPeter H. LeePine River and Lone Peak (English translation)1994PoetryLee HyeonggiUndying CityFictionYi Cheong-junWhite ClothesDrama——CriticismKim UchangA Jewel of a PoetTranslationChoe Yun & Patrick MaurusLa Place by Choi In-hoon (French translation)1995PoetryHwang Tong-gyuStrong Wind at MisiryongFictionChoe InseokMy Soul's WellDramaYi Yun-taekYeonsan, A Problematic PersonCriticismYu Chong-HoThe Delights of LiteratureTranslationChung Chong-Hwa & Brother AnthonyThe Poet by Yi Munyeol (English translation)1996PoetryChong Hyon-jongThe Trees of the WorldFictionYi HocheolSoutherners and NorthernersDramaLee Kang-baekDiary of a Journey to YongwoCriticism——TranslationKim Mi-Hye & Silvia BräselWindbestattun by Hwang Tong-gyu (German translation)1997PoetryKim ChunsuPossession, DostoevskyFictionPark WanseoWas That Mountain Really There?Drama——CriticismKim Byung-IkNew Writing and Truth of LiteratureTranslation——1998PoetryShin Kyeong-nimMother's and Grandmother's SilhouetteFictionKim Joo-youngThe SkateDramaLee Man-HeeTurn Around and LeaveCriticismCho Nam-HyonLiterary Discourse in the 1990sTranslation——1999PoetryHwang Ji-uOne Day I Will Sit in a Dimly-Lit BarFictionSeo Jeong-inA Man Who I Met in VeniceDramaNoh Kyung-SikWind of a Thousand YearsCriticismKim Jong-ChulA Poetry Human and an Ecological HumanTranslationChoi Mi-Kyung & Jean Noël JuttetLe Chant de la fidèle Chunhyang (French translation)2000PoetryChoi SeunghoGrotesqueFictionLee Yun-giDumulmeoriDrama——CriticismOh Saeng-KeunThe House Being Constructed with NostalgiaTranslationKo Kwang-Dan & Jean Noël JuttetL'Envers de la vie (French translation)2001PoetryLee SungbooMt. ChiriFictionHwang Sok-yongThe GuestDramaLee Gun-SamMagnificent EscapeCriticismChoi Won-ShikThe Return of LiteratureTranslationLee In-Sook, Kim Kyung-Hee, & Maryse BourdinTalgung by Su Jung-In (French translation)2002PoetryKim Chi-haFloweringFictionKim WonuNostalgia Essay of a WayfarerDramaKim Myung-HwaThe First BirthdayCriticismKim Yun-ShikDialogue with Our NovelTranslationYu Young-NanEverlasting Empire by Yi In-hwa (English translation)2003PoetryKim Kwang-kyuThe Time We First MetFictionSong GiwonThe Scent of a HumanDrama——Criticism——TranslationKim Edeltrud & Kim Sun-HiVogël by O Jeonghui (German translation)2004PoetryLee Seong-bokAh, Mouthless ThingsFictionYun HeunggilRoad to SoradanDramaPark Sang-HyunThe Lady Living in Room 405 Is Very NiceCriticismHwang Gwang-SooFinding Road, Making RoadTranslationPark Hwang-BaeA vista de cuervo y otros poemas by Yi Sang (Spanish translation)2005PoetryKim Myung-InRippleFictionKim YeonsuI'm a Ghost WriterDrama——CriticismJeong Gwa-RiDesire of That Which We Call LiteratureTranslationFrancisca ChoEverything Yearned For by Han Yong-un (English translation) 2006PoetryKim Sa-inQuietly LikingFictionKim InsukThat Woman's AutobiographyDramaPark Keun-hyeongKyeong-suk, Kyeong-suk's FatherCriticismChoi Dong-hoPoetic Magic in a Muddy HeavenTranslationJeong Eun-jin & Jacques BatilliotLe vieux jardin by Hwang Sok-yong (French translation)2007PoetryNam Jin-wooA Lion at 3:00 AMFictionKim HoonNamhansanseongDramaBae Sam-SikA Record of YeolhaCriticismKim Yeong-ChanGhosts in the Theatre of CriticismTranslationKang Seung-Hee, Oh Dong-Sik, & Torsten ZaiakDie Geschichte des Herrn Han by Hwang Sok-yong (German translation)2008PoetryKim Hyesoon Your FirstFictionGu Hyo-seoNagasaki PapaDramaJung BokgeunA PackageCriticismKim InhwanA Crisis of MeaningTranslation——2009PoetrySong ChanhoThe Evening the Cat ReturnedFictionPark Bum-shinGosanjaDrama——CriticismLee KwanghoAnonymous LoveTranslationBruce Fulton, Ju-Chan Fulton, & Gicheong GimThere a Petal Silently Falls by Choe Yun (English translation)2010PoetryChoe SeungjaLonely and FarawayFictionPark Hyoung-suNana at DawnDramaChoe JinaChasuk's Home, 1 Dong 28CriticismKim Chi-suWounds and CuresTranslationChoe Ae-young & Jean Bellemin-NoellInterdit de folie (French translation)2011PoetryDalja ShinwonPapersFictionIm CheoluFarewell ValleyDramaChoi ChieonPlay of InsanityCriticismYeom Moo-woongLiterature and Reality of the EraTranslationHeidi Kang & Sohyun AhnSchwertgesang by Hoon Kim (German translation)2012PoetryPaek MusanAll EdgesFictionJung Young-moonThe World of a Certain Title of NobilityDrama——CriticismHwang HyonsanWell-Explained MisfortuneTranslationKo Hyeson & Francisco KaransaLos arobles en la cuesta (Spanish translation)2013PoetryJin Eun-youngA Stealing SongFictionKim SumWomen and Their Evolving EnemiesDramaKoh Yeon-okFather in a ScabbardCriticism——TranslationChoi Yang-heeJehol Journal by Pak Chiwŏn (English translation)2021PoetryKim EonDear Blank PaperFictionChoi Eun-youngBright NightDramaCha Geun-hoMan with a TypewriterCriticism——TranslationChoi Don-meeAutobiography of Death by Kim Hye-soon (English translation, poetry collection)
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