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Shin Kyung-sook was born on 12 January, 1963 in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea, is a South Korean writer (born 1963). Discover Shin Kyung-sook's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
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| Occupation |
Novelist, Writer |
| Age |
61 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
12 January, 1963 |
| Birthday |
12 January |
| Birthplace |
Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea |
| Nationality |
South Korea
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She is a member of famous Novelist with the age 61 years old group.
Shin Kyung-sook Height, Weight & Measurements
At 61 years old, Shin Kyung-sook height not available right now. We will update Shin Kyung-sook's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Shin Kyung-sook's Husband?
Her husband is Nam Jin-wo (m. 1999)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Nam Jin-wo (m. 1999) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Shin Kyung-sook Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shin Kyung-sook worth at the age of 61 years old? Shin Kyung-sook’s income source is mostly from being a successful Novelist. She is from South Korea. We have estimated Shin Kyung-sook's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Novelist |
Shin Kyung-sook Social Network
Timeline
Kyung-Sook Shin, also Shin Kyung-sook or Shin Kyoung-sook (, born 12 January 1963), is a South Korean writer.
Kyung-Sook Shin was born in 1963 in a village near Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province in southern South Korea.
She was the fourth child and oldest daughter of six.
At sixteen she moved to Seoul, where her older brother lived.
She worked in an electronics plant while attending night school.
She made her literary debut in 1985 with the novella Winter’s Fable after graduating from the Seoul Institute of the Arts as a creative writing major.
Along with Kim Insuk and Gong Ji-young, Kyung-Sook Shin is one of the group of female writers known as the 386 Generation.
Kyung-Sook Shin won the Munye Joongang New Author Prize for her novella Winter Fables.
She has won a wide variety of literary prizes, including the Today’s Young Artist Award from the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Hankook Ilbo Literature Prize; Hyundae Literature Award; Manhae Literature Prize; Dong-in Literary Award; Yi Sang Literary Award; and the Oh Yeongsu Literature Prize.
In 2009 the French translation of her work A Lone Room, La Chambre solitaire, was one of the winners of the Prix de l'inaperçu, which recognizes excellent literary works which have not yet reached a wide audience.
The international rights to the million-copy bestseller Please Look After Mother were sold in 19 countries, including the United States and various countries in Europe and Asia, beginning with China.
The book was translated into English by Chi-Young Kim, and released on March 31, 2011.
Kyung-Sook Shin won the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize for Please Look After Mom, the first woman to do so.
She was the only South Korean and only woman to win the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2012 for Please Look After Mom.
On June 16, 2015, The Huffington Post Korea reported that Kyung-Sook Shin had plagiarized Yukio Mishima's passage from the short story Patriotism in her book Legend.
Shin apologised; her publisher withdrew a collection of her short stories.
