Yang Gui-ja

Summary

Yang Gui-ja is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Jeonju^[2]. She was born on July 17, 1955^[3]. She worked as a writer^[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Yang Gui-ja's place of birth was Jeonju^[2].
• Yang Gui-ja was born on July 17, 1955^[3].
• Yang Gui-ja held citizenship in South Korea^[6].
• Korean was Yang Gui-ja's native language^[7].
• Yang Gui-ja's professions included writer^[4].
• Yang Gui-ja's field of work was literature^[8].
• Yang Gui-ja's field of work was literary activity^[9].
• Yang Gui-ja was employed by Wonkwang University^[10].
• Yang Gui-ja's education included a stint at Jeonju Girls' High School^[11].
• Yang Gui-ja's education included a stint at Wonkwang University^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Yang Gui-ja is A Distant and Beautiful Place^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Yang Gui-ja is I Wish For What Is Forbidden To Me^[14].
• Yang Gui-ja received the Yi Sang Literary Award^[15].
• Yang Gui-ja is recorded as female^[16].
• Yang Gui-ja's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Yang Gui-ja's family name is recorded as Yang^[18].
• Yang Gui-ja's given name is recorded as Gwi-ja^[19].
• Yang Gui-ja's work location is recorded as Seoul^[20].
• Yang Gui-ja's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean^[21].
• Yang Gui-ja's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '양귀자'}^[22].
• Yang Gui-ja's writing language is recorded as Korean^[23].

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Origins and Family

Yang Gui-ja was born in Jeonju^[2]. She was born on July 17, 1955^[3]. Korean was her native language^[7].

Education

Educated at Jeonju Girls' High School^[11], a girls' high school^[24], in South Korea^[25] and Wonkwang University^[12], a religious school^[26], in South Korea^[27], founded in 1946^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Yang Gui-ja's professions included writer^[4]. Fields of work include literature^[8], a type of arts^[29] and literary activity^[9]. She was employed by Wonkwang University^[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include A Distant and Beautiful Place^[13], a literary work^[30] and I Wish For What Is Forbidden To Me^[14], a literary work^[31].

Recognition

Yang Gui-ja received the Yi Sang Literary Award^[15].

Why It Matters

Yang Gui-ja ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

FAQs

Where was Yang Gui-ja born?

Born in Jeonju^[2], Yang Gui-ja…

What did Yang Gui-ja do for work?

Yang Gui-ja worked as writer^[4].

Where did Yang Gui-ja go to school?

Yang Gui-ja was educated at Jeonju Girls' High School^[11] and Wonkwang University^[12].

What awards did Yang Gui-ja receive?

Honors received include Yi Sang Literary Award^[15].