Career
Born in 1966 in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, South of Korea Kim moved to Seoul during her elementary school years and went to Ssangmun Elementary, Dobong Girls Middle School and Songgok Girls High School. While still in High School Kim began writing literature and in 1985 she enrolled in SungKyunKwan University University where she majored in Family Management. She was primarily interested in dramatic arts, but in her junior year was deeply affected by the ers Struggle of June 1987.
She was elected president of the College of Sciences, but was eventually expelled from school.
She returned to university at Chungang University where she completed the professionals course, and went on to the Chungang Graduate School. While there she wrote diasporic stories.
She received her doctorate degree in 2013 and as of 2015 was teaching literature ad Chungang University, Myongil University, and Soongeui Women"s College.
