Kim Jong-ok

Kim Jong-ok (Korean: 김종옥; born 1973) is a South Korean writer. He began his literary career when his short story "Georiui masulsa" (거리의 마술사; The Street Magician) won the 2012 Munhwa Ilbo New Writer's Contest. For the same short story he was also awarded Munhakdongne Young Writers' Award Grand Prize.^[1]

Life

Kim Jong-ok was born in Seoul in 1973. He graduated in Korean Literature from Kyung Hee University. He married Son Bo-mi, a fellow writer who graduated from the same department at the same university 7 years his junior.^[2]

Writing

Kim's debut work "Georiui masulsa" (거리의 마술사 The Street Magician) deals with bullying.^[3]

As his works put emphasis on memory, Kim Jong-ok's stories are mostly narrated through the perspective of reminiscence. His book, Gwacheon, uriga haji aneun il (과천, 우리가 하지 않은 일 Gwacheon, Something We Haven't Done), contains many stories of failed romance that are belatedly reminisced.^[4]

Works

Gwacheon, uriga haji aneun il (과천, 우리가 하지 않은 일 Gwacheon, Something We Haven't Done), 2015
Simba the King Lion, 1995

Awards

Munhakdongne Young Writers' Award Grand Prize, 2015.

References

^ Munhakdongne Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
^ "I Wish There Could Be a 2nd Print, I Want to Fix the 'Introduction'", Munhwa Ilbo, Retrieved 2017-05-10.
^ Munhakdongne Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
^ "New Books Out This Season", Creation and Criticism, Fall Issue 2015.

[1] Munhakdongne Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-05-10.

[2] "I Wish There Could Be a 2nd Print, I Want to Fix the 'Introduction'", Munhwa Ilbo, Retrieved 2017-05-10.

[3] Munhakdongne Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-05-10.

[4] "New Books Out This Season", Creation and Criticism, Fall Issue 2015.

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