Yun Jeong-mo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yun Jeong-mo

South Korean novelist

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1946

Place of Birth: Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Profession: novelist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Yun Jeong-Mo (born 1946) is a South Korean writer.
She was born in Wolseong, North Gyeongsang Province, and graduated Hyehwa Girls’ High School in Busan.
She studied creative writing and literature at Seorabeol Art University, during which she wrote her first novel Munuijyeo buneun baram (??? ?? ?? Winds Filled with Patterns).
The novel was published in 1968, quickly followed by a number of other works: Geuraedo deulyeogen hetsari (??? ??? ??? Still There Is Sunshine on the Fields) in 1972, Saengui yeoroeseo (?? ???? On the Road of Life's Journey) in 1973, and Jeo barami kkotnipeul (? ??? ??? Flower Petals in That Wind) in 1973.
Her 1981 novella Barambyeokui ttaldeul (???? ?? Daughters of the Wall) won the Yeoseong Joongang Contest.
In 1988, she received the Sin Dong-yup Grant for Creative Writing and the Danjae Literature Prize.
Her recent works include the short story collections Sumerian (???? Sumerian) and Gilgamesh (???? Gilgamesh), which were published in 2005 and 2007, respectively.
She also has a fan page.