Yi Sang
| Lee Sang | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Kim Hae-Kyung September 14, 1910 Jongro, Seoul |
| Died | April 17, 1937 (aged 26) Tokyo |
| Occupation |
Writer Poet Novelist |
| Organization | Kuinhoi |
| Notable work |
Crow's-eye view The Wings |
| Yi Sang | |
| Hangul | 이상 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Sang |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Sang |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김해경 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Haegyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hae-gyŏng |
Lee Sang (September 14, 1910 – April 17, 1937) is an author of modern Korean literature.
Though most widely known by his pen name, Yi Sang was born in Seoul, Korea, as Kim Hae-gyeong on September 14, 1910, in Seoul. He graduated from Sinmyeong School and then entered the Donggwang School. In 1922 he was admitted to Posung High School. In 1929 he graduated from Gyeongseong Engineering High School with training as an architect and for a time was employed as a draftsman in the public works department of the Governor-General of Korea. In December 1929 he won first and third prizes in a design contest for the cover of Korea and Architecture (Joseongwa geonchuk), and the journal of the Korean Architecture Society (Joseon geonchukhoe), respectively. Most of his works were produced during the 1930s.
In 1934 he joined the Circle of Nine (Guinhoe), whose core members included Kim Girim, Lee Taejun, and Jung Jiyong. In 1936 Lee began to edit the Circle of Nine (GuInhoe, whose core members included Kim Girim, Lee Taejun, and Jung Jiyong) journal, Siwa soseol, published by Changmunsa under the aegis of Koo Bonung. Several of his works were published in this journal, including his poems “Paper gravestone” (Jibi), “Street exterior, street passage” (Gaoe gajeon), and “Condition serious” (Widok) and the stories “Meeting of a spider and a pig” (Jijuhoesi), “Wings” (Nalgae), “Meetings and Farewells” (Bongbyeolgi), and “Children's Skulls” (Donghae). His short story “Diary Before Death” (Jongsaenggi) and his personal memoir “Monotony” (Gwontae) were published posthumously in Tokyo.
In November 1936 he went to Japan, where he was arrested by Japanese police the following year. He was released on bail and admitted to Tokyo University Hospital, where he died on April 17, 1937.
Yi was perhaps the most famous avant-garde writer of the colonial era. In his work he experimented with language, interiority, separation from inside one's self as well as the outer world. His poems, particularly, were influenced by Western literary concepts including Dadaism and Surrealism. Yi's history in architecture influenced his work, which often included the languages of mathematics and architecture including, lines, dots, number systems, equations and diagrams.
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