Kang Sunghee

《흔적, 그 열정의 비망록》, 동서문화사, 2007 / Heunjeok, ku yeoljeongui bimangnok (Traces: The Memoir of Passion), Dong Suh Book, 2007.

Olbit Award for Women in Theater (drama) (올빛 여성 연극인상, 희곡 부문) (2006)

《사랑의 축제》, 동서문화사, 2004 / Sarangui chukje (A Festival of Love), Dong Suk Book, 2004.

《염원》, 답게, 2003 / Yeomwon (Yearning), Dapgae, 2003.

《죽음보다 강한 힘》, 답게, 2002 / Jugeumboda ganghan him (A Power Stronger than Death), Dapgae, 2002.

《명륜동입니다》, 한국문학도서관, 2000 / Myeongryun-dong imnida (This is Myeongryun-dong), Korean Literature Library, 2000.

National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea Award (theater, film, and dance) (2000)

《강성희 희곡집》(전 5권), 한누리미디어, 1996 / Kang Sunghee huigokjip (five volumes) (The Complete Collection of Plays by Kang Sunghee), Hannuri Media, 1996.

In 1993, Kang published Wonhonui sori (원혼의 소리 The Sound of Vengeful Spirits). Released immediately after the results of the Japanese government investigated the issue of Japanese military comfort women, this play lends an ear to the voices of comfort women who had been silenced for a long time. Kang was able to address the issue of comfort women relatively earlier than others because of her artistic world and belief that the cause of the tragic lives and struggles of individuals is based on history and realities.

《영혼의 오후》, 동서문화사, 1991 / Yeonghonui ohu (Afternoon of a Soul), Dong Suh Book, 1991.

Korean Playwright Association Literary Drama Award (한국희곡작가협회 희곡문학상) (1988)

Kang's 1986 play Huinkkot maeul (흰꽃 마을 White Blossom Village) earned her a PEN International Literary Award in 1987 and the Literary Drama Award (희곡문학상) from the Korean Playwright Association in 1988. In 1996, a complete collection of her plays was published in 1996, and, in recognition of her literary achievement, she received the Korean Literature Award [ko] in the same year. For her contribution to Korean culture, she received the Republic of Korea's Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit in 1998 and the National Academy of Arts Award in 2000. Her husband, artist Ryu Kyung-Chai, died in 1995, followed by their son, sculptor Ryu In, in 1999. Afterward, Kang wrote a memoir of her family life. She died in 2009.

《흰꽃 마을》, 범문사, 1986 / Huinkkot maeul (White Blossom Village), Beommunsa, 1986.

《이 세상 크기만한 자유》, 태멘, 1982 I sesang keugimanhan jayu (Freedom as Big as This World), Taemen, 1982.

《두 얼굴》, 교학사, 1977 / Du eolgul (Two Faces), Kyohaksa, 1977.

In 1965, Kang published Jajangga and debuted as a playwright at the age of 45. For over 30 years, she consistently wrote plays. Her play Mwonga dandanhi jalmotdwaetgeodeun (뭔가 단단히 잘못됐거든 Something's Definitely Wrong), published in 1967, received a great deal of attention and was staged several times by college students in the 1970s. From 1970, she was an active member of the Korean Writers Association, Korean Women Writers Association (한국여성문인협회), and the Korean Centre of PEN International. She served as the president of the Korean Playwrights Association from 1981 to 1982 and as a board member of the Korean Centre of PEN the International from 1988 to 1995. In 1997, she became a member of the National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea.

Kang Sunghee (Korean: 강성희; 1921–2009) was a Korean playwright. In 1965, she made her literary debut with the play Jajangga (자장가 Lullaby). Many of her works address problems that women face in the traditional institution of family. Through biographical plays, such as Eodi gasseo, eodi isseo! (어디 갔어, 어디 있어! Where Did You Go, Where Are You!), she successfully showed that men are also victims of old customs while exposing their egocentric and self-righteous aspects. She served as the president of the Korean Playwrights Association from 1981 to 1982.

Born in Pyongyang in 1921, Kang Sunghee spent her childhood in Andong Province, Manchukuo, because of her father's business. She was able to receive modern education from young age thanks to her parents’ wholehearted support. She studied abroad in Japan, where she attended a teacher's school. After Japan lost World War II, Kang returned to Korea and majored in English literature. She said she became interested in writing plays after starring in James Barrie's Quality Street as part of her graduation project. Upon graduation, however, she got a job as an English teacher at a high school and married artist Ryu Kyung-Chai, who taught art at the same school. Marriage, childbirth, and the outbreak of the Korean War delayed her from starting her career in writing. Her dream of becoming a playwright only came true years later.