Poet, essayist and literary translator, pen name Choae; poetry collections Yang, Chukje and Yunyeonsong
| Life | 1914 ~ 1975 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 안동 장씨 |
Jang Man-yeong (張萬榮, 1914-1975) was a poet born in Yeonbaek, Hwanghae Province, and raised in Baecheon County. Wikipedia gives his seat of origin as Andong, and his pen name is Choae (草涯). He graduated from Baecheon Common School and Gyeongseong No. 2 Higher Common School (today's Kyungbock High School) and attended an English school in Tokyo, but dropped out.
He debuted as a poet in 1932 and published the poetry collections Yang (羊), Chukje (祝祭) and Yunyeonsong (幼年頌) and the essay collection Geurium nare. In 1956 he also made his debut as a literary translator and in 1958 as an essayist, writing across poetry, translation and essays. In 1968 he was an adjunct professor of Korean language and literature at Inha University.
Struck down in 1973 by complications of acute pancreatitis, he struggled with illness for two years and died on 8 October 1975. His age at death is given variously as 61 or 62. The sources checked contained no critical assessment or detailed reviews of his works, so for his poetry readers should consult literary dictionaries and collected works.
Since his debut in the early 1930s, Jang Man-yeong extended his work from poetry to translation and essays. He is counted among the literary figures of the Andong Jang and is mentioned with other modern figures in introductions to the clan. Details of his literary-circle activity and publishing could not be confirmed in this research.
The location of his tomb could not be confirmed.
Information on descendants could not be confirmed.