Park Sang-young, 1988
Writers · January 1, 1988
Park Sang-young
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Park Sang-young is 38 years old, born January 1, 1988 in South Korea · Capricorn.
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About
Park Sang-young writes novels that cut through Korean life with unflinching clarity. Born in 1988, the South Korean writer gained international recognition when his debut Love in the Big City was longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize and translated globally. He also works as a TV writer and essayist. As a Capricorn, he channels the sign's trademark directness into prose that refuses easy sentiment.
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Biography
Park Sang-young is a South Korean novelist, TV writer, and essayist born in 1988. His breakthrough came with Love in the Big City, a novel that was longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize—a rare recognition for Korean contemporary fiction in English-language literary competitions. The book has been translated into multiple languages, establishing Park as a writer whose work crosses borders. As a Capricorn born January 1, Park embodies the sign's reputation for discipline and unflinching observation; his writing tends toward unflinching emotional realism rather than sentimentality. Writers in Park's generation often work across multiple forms—fiction, essays, screenwriting—reflecting both literary ambition and the practical economy of contemporary South Korean publishing. Park's citizenship in South Korea situates his work within a literary tradition that has increasingly found global readers in recent years.
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Trivia
- Love in the Big City was longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, one of the few Korean-language novels to reach that stage.
- Park works as both a novelist and TV writer, bridging literary fiction and screen narrative.
- His novels have been translated into multiple languages, reaching readers beyond Korea.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Leader
Independent, ambitious, and self-reliant. Park Sang-young tend to step into pioneer roles early and prefer setting direction over following it.
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Birthday compatibility
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- How old is Park Sang-young?
- Park Sang-young is 38 years old (born January 1, 1988).
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- Park Sang-young was born on January 1, 1988.
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- Park Sang-young is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1988.
- What is Park Sang-young's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Park Sang-young was born in 1988, the year of the Earth Dragon.
- Where is Park Sang-young from?
- Park Sang-young is from South Korea.
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- Park Sang-young is a writer.
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