Hyun Jin-geon
Korean short-story writer of the colonial era; author of B-sagam and the Love Letter.
Writing in the 1920s and 1930s, Hyun Jin-geon helped develop Korean literary realism through short stories about social hardship. His journalism and fiction belong to Korea's colonial-era literary history.
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Hyun Jin-geon was a Korean writer and journalist Born in Daegu in 1900. He made his literary debut in 1920 and established his reputation through stories including A Poor Man's Wife and The Society that Drives You to Drink. His early fiction explored the difficulties faced by educated people in a changing society. He also helped found the literary journal Baekjo in 1922. [LTI Korea's author profile](https://library.ltikorea.or.kr/writer/200096).
Later stories, including A Lucky Day, extended his use of realism and third-person narration to lives marked by poverty and social constraint. His journalism included work at Chosun Ilbo, Shidae Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo. He turned towards historical fiction in the 1930s and died in 1943. Short fiction remains central to his literary reputation, alongside that parallel career in the press. [LTI Korea's account of his work](https://library.ltikorea.or.kr/writer/200096).
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