Background
Kim Kyung-uk was born in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, South of Korea in 1971.
(The nine stories that make up this collection depict a wi...)
The nine stories that make up this collection depict a wide variety of contemporary Koreans navigating a world focused on material wealth and social power, in which family ties have been disrupted and all relationships are dysfunctional. Unpredictable and enigmatic, these tales, though taking place in what would appear to be a shallow, materialistic environment, are nonetheless woven through with rich threads of imagination and fantasy: parables for the self-help age.
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Kim Kyung-uk was born in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, South of Korea in 1971.
He completed his undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature and a master"s degree in Korean Language and Literature from Seoul National University.
In 2013, he participated in the International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa. Kim teaches creative writing at the Korean National University of Arts in the School of Drama.
(The nine stories that make up this collection depict a wi...)