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My Take
Han Soosan is the kind of writer I instinctively trust: born in 1946 in the mountainous Inje County of Gangwon, he built a full literary life as poet, novelist, scholar, and teacher. Winning the Writer of the Year Award back in 1977 tells me his voice was sharp early. There is no flashy data here, and that is precisely the appeal, half a century of patient sentences sitting quietly behind a sparse profile. I am drawn to careers measured in pages rather than headlines, and I would genuinely like to read his work in translation. Quiet endurance in literature deserves far more attention.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Han Su-san
- Name (Japanese)
- 韓水山
- Reading
- はん・すさん
- Born
- November 13, 1946 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Inje County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
- Occupation
- writer / poet / novelist / literary scholar / university teacher
2. Background
- High school
- Chunchon High School
- University
- Kyung Hee University
Awards & achievements
- 1977 Writer of the Year Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%93%E6%B0%B4%E5%B1%B1
Frequently asked questions
When was Han Su-san born?
Born November 13, 1946 (age 79).
Where is Han Su-san from?
Han Su-san is from Inje County, Gangwon Province, South Korea.
What does Han Su-san do?
Han Su-san works as writer, poet, novelist, literary scholar, university teacher.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.