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Kim Yeong-nang

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Kim Yeong-nang
Hangul
김윤식
Hanja
金允植
Revised RomanizationGim Yun-sik
McCune–ReischauerKim Yunsik
Art name
Hangul
영랑
Hanja
永郞
Revised RomanizationYeongnang
McCune–ReischauerYŏngnang

Template:Korean name Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik (1903-1950) was a Korean writer from Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, in present-day South Korea. He participated in the Korean independence movement as a teenager, was jailed for six months in Daegu, and lived in Japan from 1920-1923. He died on September 29, 1950 in Seoul, the result of a bullet wound to the stomach during the Korean War.

Under the penname Yeongrang, he was especially active in literature during the 1930s and 1940s. He is best known for writing in the unique Jeolla dialect.

His birthplace (영랑생가), where he spent a significant portion of his life, is located in Gangjin county.

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