Park In-deok

Park In-deok
BornSeptember 24, 1896
DiedApril 3, 1980(1980-04-03) (aged 83)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationsPoet, journalist, artist
Writing career
Period1896-1980
GenresPoetry, novel, art, paint, essay, drama
Korean name
Hangul
박인덕
Hanja
朴仁德
RRBak Indeok
MRPak Indŏk
Art name
Hangul
은봉
Hanja
銀峰
RREunbong
MRŬnbong
Courtesy name
Hangul
임덕
Hanja
姙德
RRImdeok
MRImdŏk

Park In-deok (Korean: 박인덕; Hanja: 朴仁德; September 24, 1896 – April 3, 1980) was a Korean independence activist, educator, writer, poet and a social activist. She used the art name of Eunbong (은봉; 銀峰).

Park Indeok belongs to the first generation of Korean female writers, all of whom were born around 1900.

She lectured in the United States and Canada in 1936, established a vocational school, and tried to convert Koreans to Christianity.

Park Indeok wrote her autobiography titled September Monkey in 1954, having it published by Harper & Brothers. In the book she tells of her childhood during immense social and political upheaval in Korea under Japanese colonial rule.

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References

  1. ↑ Park Indeok[link removed]
  2. 1 2 Heejin Jun (2010). "Formation of Modern Literary Field: Intersection of Gender and Coloniality in Korean History" (PDF). PhD thesis. University of Michigan. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Korean Lady Addresses Three Regina Audiences Telling of Native Land". The Leader-Post. 1936-10-07. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-11-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Pahk, Induk. September Monkey. Literary Licensing, LLC.