Ook Chung

Ook Chung, born in Japan in 1963, is a Québécois writer.[1][2] Chung was born to Korean parents in Japan and immigrated to Canada[3] at the age of 2. He studied French literature at McGill and Concordia universities before obtaining his doctorate at McGill.

Awards
  • 2002: John Glassco Prize (translation into French of Kerri Sakamoto's The Electrical Field)
  • 2002: Prix littéraire Canada-Japon (Kimchi)
  • 2000: Prix littéraire Canada-Japon (Proposed but never realized Testament de Tokyo)

Works
  • 1994: Nouvelles orientales et désorientées, Montreal, L'Hexagone. (ISBN 2890065146)
  • 2001: Le Clézio, une écriture prophétique, Paris, Imago. (ISBN 2911416481)
  • 2001: Kimchi, Paris, Le Serpent à plumes. (ISBN 2842612620)
  • 2003: L'Expérience interdite, Montreal, Boréal. (ISBN 2764602391)
  • 2003: Contes Butô, Montreal, Boréal. (ISBN 2764602529)
  • 2012: La Trilogie coréenne, Montreal, Boréal. (ISBN 9782764621073)

References
  1. Montpetit, Caroline (11 October 2003). "L'amant de l'ombre". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. Porter, Isabelle (17 April 2004). "Ook Chung remporte le Prix des collégiens". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  3. Ook Chung. L'Experience interdite. (Book Review). World Literature Today. 1 September 2004. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.


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