Yang Gui-ja

South Korean writer
Person human Q8048394
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Summary

Yang Gui-ja was born on July 17, 1955[1], in Jeonju[2]. She has worked as a writer[3]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: South Korea[5]
  • Native language: Korean[6]
  • Field of work: literature[7], literary activity[8]
  • Employer: Wonkwang University[9]
  • Educated at: Jeonju Girls' High School[10], Wonkwang University[11]
  • Notable work: A Distant and Beautiful Place[12], I Wish For What Is Forbidden To Me[13]
  • Award received: Yi Sang Literary Award[14]
  • Sex or gender: female[15]
  • Family name: Yang[16]
  • Given name: Gwi-ja[17]
  • Work location: Seoul[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Korean[19]
  • Name in native language: 양귀자[20]
  • Writing language: Korean[21]

Why It Matters

Yang Gui-ja has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Yang Gui-ja born?

Yang Gui-ja's place of birth was Jeonju[2].

What did Yang Gui-ja do for work?

Yang Gui-ja worked as a writer[3].

Where did Yang Gui-ja go to school?

Yang Gui-ja was educated at Jeonju Girls' High School[10] and Wonkwang University[11].

What awards did Yang Gui-ja receive?

Honors received include Yi Sang Literary Award[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ja', 'ko']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 16w ago · Pescan · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopaedia beliana id → jang-ku-dza
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Encyclopaedia beliana id: jang-ku-dza"
  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Jeonju Girls' High School, Wonkwang University
    Family name → Yang
    Instance of → —
    Prabook id → 440784, 1726195
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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