Song Yeong


Song Yeong was a South Korean modern writer.

Life

Seong Young was born on March 15, 1940 in Yeongkwang Jeollanam-do, Korea. Song graduated with a degree in German Literature from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. After his graduation in 1963, he took a teaching job. His literary debut came in 1967 with the publication of “Cock-fighting” in the journal Creation and Criticism.
His sobriquet was Mokdang. He died on October 14, 2016, aged 76.

Work

The Korea Literature Translation Institute summarizes his work:

Works in Korean (Partial)

Novels
Short Story Collections
Notable Short Stories