WRITER

Shin Kyung-sook

1963 - Today

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Kyung-sook Shin, also Shin Kyung-sook or Shin Kyoung-sook (Korean: 신경숙, born 12 January 1963), is a South Korean writer. She was the only South Korean and only woman to win the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2012 for Please Look After Mom. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Shin Kyung-sook is the 4,823rd most popular writer (up from 6,353rd in 2024), the 274th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 473rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular South Korean Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shin Kyung-sook ranks 4,823 out of 7,302. Before her are Arkady Fiedler, Gilles Perrault, Jorge de Montemor, Pratibha Ray, Jonathan Carroll, and Vitaliano Brancati. After her are Jakob Abbadie, Valentin Conrart, Mamoni Raisom Goswami, Göran Tunström, Taylor Caldwell, and Paula Fox.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Shin Kyung-sook ranks 265. Before her are Rupert Graves, Johann Wadephul, Ute Lemper, Randy Johnson, Vegard Ulvang, and Peter Scully. After her are Brian Greene, Pia Cramling, Alex Proyas, Toru Kamikawa, Slobodan Dubajić, and Michael Chiklis.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Shin Kyung-sook ranks 274 out of 1,128. Before her are Song Ji-hyo (1981), Taeyang (1988), Kim Ji-won (1992), Cho Yeo-jeong (1981), Yoo Jae-suk (1972), and Hwang In-youp (1991). After her are BoA (1986), Heo Sung-tae (1977), Han Ji-min (1982), Seo In-guk (1987), Park Bom (1984), and Seo Ye-ji (1990).

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Among WRITERS In South Korea

Among writers born in South Korea, Shin Kyung-sook ranks 11. Before her are Kim Bu-sik (1075), Yu Kil-chun (1856), Yi Kwang-su (1892), Na Hye-sok (1896), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), and Yun Seondo (1587). After her are Park Wan-suh (1931), Yi Munyeol (1948), Kim Young-ha (1968), Cho Nam-joo (null), Hwang Seon-mi (1963), and Min Jin Lee (1968).

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