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Kim Tong-ni
Kim Tong-ni (1913–1995) was a doyen of Korean literature whose notable works include the short stories “The Shaman Painting” and “Tungsin-bul,” and the novels Ulhwa the Shaman and The Cross of Shaphan . Translations of Ulhwa have been published in the US, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Ulhwa, “Stroller,” and “The Cry of the Magpies” have been adapted into movies. He received the Freedom Literary Prize, National Academy of Arts Award, Samil Prize, Seoul City Cultural Prize, and the Order of Civil Merit - Moran Medal. -
Kim Uchang
Kim Uchang is a literary critic and scholar of English literature. Born in Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province, in 1937, he graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature at Seoul National University. He debuted in 1965 by publishing the critical essay "The Example of T.S. Eliot" in the magazine Cheongmaek . He received his PhD from Harvard University for his dissertation on the history of American civilization. Kim was a professor of English Literature at Seoul National University and Korea University, and the dean of Korea University Graduate School. Currently, he is professor emeritus at Korea University. He is... -
Kim Un
Kim Un has published the poetry collections Breathing Tomb , Giant , Let’s Write a Novel , Everybody Moves , and a self-labeled “one-line diary” titled, Everybody Has a Sentence in Their Heart . He has received the Bongsaeng Literary Award, Midang Literary Award, and Park In-Hwan Literary Award. -
Kim Un-su
Kim Un-su has written three novels and one short story collection. He won the Munhakdongne Novel Award in 2006. His books have been translated into French, Japanese, and Chinese. He was invited to the Saint-Louis Literary Festival and the French literary festival, “Meeting.” -
Kim Won Il
Kim Won Il has written extensively on the Korean War. This is related to the fact that his father defected to North Korea during the war. Kim was a senior in high school when the war started and broke his family apart, an experience that was to haunt him throughout his life and prompt him to write about the war and its aftermath for the greater part of his career. His novels include Sunset , Wind and River , Winter Valley , A House with the Sunken Courtyard , Evergreen , The Way to Auraji , and The Rite of... -
Kim Yeonsu
Kim Yeonsu is a novelist. Kim debuted in 1993 by publishing a poem in Writer’s World. He published the novels Walking While Pointing to the Mask , Goodbye Mr. Yi Sang , Route 7 , The Night Is Singing , and Wonderboy and the short story collections I Am a Ghost Writer , Twenty , and World's End Girlfriend . Kim has received a number of literary awards, including the Daesan Literary Award and Yi Sang Literary Award. -
Kim Yi-seol
Kim Yi-seol has published the novels Bad Blood , Welcome , and Seonhwa and the short story collections What No One Tells You and Quiet Like Today . She received the Hwang Sun-won Literary Award for New Literature. Welcome has been translated into French (Philippe Picquier, 2012) and German (Cass, 2015). -
Kim Young-ha
Kim Young-ha (b.1968) debuted in the quarterly magazine Review in 1995 with the short story “Reflections in the Mirror.” His short story collections include What Happened to the Guy Stuck in the Elevator? and He’s Back, None the Wiser . His novels are I Have the Right to Destroy Myself , Why Arang , Black Flower , Your Republic Is Calling You , Quiz Show , I Hear Your Voice , and How a Murderer Remembers . He is an op-ed writer for The New York Times and has won the Hyundae Literary Award, the Dong-in Literary Award, and the Yi Sang Literary Award. -
Kim Yu-Jeong
Kim Yu-Jeong (1908 ~ 1937) was a Korean novelist. He made his literary debut with the publication of "Wanderer Among the Hills” in 1933. Kim's work was described as "rich and earthy". He wrote approximately 30 short stories, most of which were published in the three years before his death. His 1936 story The Camellias is about the residents of a Korean farming village; its implicit sexuality was more explicit in his 1935 Rain shower . His 1937 story The scorching heat was considered gloomy. He died of pulmonary tuberculosis on March 29, 1937. -
Ko Jung-hee
Ko Jung-hee (1948–1991) authored ten poetry collections in her lifetime, including Memorial Day (1983) for which she received the Republic of Korea Literature Award. All Things that Disappear Leave a Space Behind was published posthumously in 1992. She was known for her resistance poetry, based particularly upon the Gwangju Uprising, as well as for her lyric poems.