Korean novelistsJapanese colonial periodJournalists
Hyun Jin-geon
玄鎭健1900 - 1943Novelist, essayist, journalist, independence activist
Hyun Jin-geon, known by the pen name Bingheo, was a modern Korean novelist and journalist. His realist stories, including A Lucky Day, The Poor Wife, and Society That Drives You to Drink, depict life under colonial Korea.
Awards
Presidential Commendation, 2005
Activity
He worked as a journalist for newspapers including Dong-A Ilbo and wrote short and long fiction. His work helped shape realist fiction in the 1920s and portrayed social hardship and individual tragedy.