Park Kyong-ni Prize (Korean: 박경리 문학상) is an international literary award based in South Korea. It was established in 2011 in honor of Park Kyung-ni, known for her series Toji.[1] The award was founded and sponsored by the Toji Foundation of Culture.

According to Complete Review, it was established to be the primary international literary award of South Korea.[2] With a cash prize of $100,000 it is one of the richest literary prizes in the world.

Winners

Ismail Kadare

References

  1. ^ "Global Literary Award Established in Honor of Late Novelist". KBS WORLD Radio. May 24, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
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  3. ^ "Park Kyung-ni Prize First Winner". tojicf.org. September 27, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Lee Woo-young (October 28, 2012). "Russian author Ulitskaya wins Park Kyung-ni literary prize". koreaherald.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Julie Jackson (September 26, 2013). "Park Kyung-ni literary prize goes to Robinson". Korea Herald. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Ahn Sung-mi (September 25, 2014). "Bernhard Schlink wins Park Kyung-ni Literary Prize". Korea Herald. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  7. ^ Gili Izikovich (October 1, 2015). "Amos Oz Picked for South Korea's Top Literary Prize". Haaretz. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "Ngugi Wa Thiongo wins 6th Pak Kyong-ni Literature Award". donga.com. September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "A.S. Byatt to be awarded 2017 Park Kyong-ni Literature Prize". donga.com. September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Novelist Richard Ford wins eighth Park Kyong-ni Literary Prize". donga.com. September 20, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  11. ^ 2019 박경리문학상 수상자 이스마일 카다레 Ismail Kadare [Park Kyung-ri Literary Award winner Ismail Kadare 2019]. tojicf.org (in Korean). September 19, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
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