Career
Born in Kimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province in 1971 Kim possesses a diverse resume, including writing professional book reviews for an online bookstore, handling DVDs for a bookstore that specializes in art, writing music columns for a popular culture magazine, and writing for a restaurant industry magazine. In addition to literature, he is interested in a wide range of fields, including movies, music, and food—those around him refer to him as an “everything-ist” rather than a “novelist.” Given his interest in drawing and cartoons, he drew his own illustrations for his story collections and works freelance as a cartoonist. lieutenant is perhaps for that reason that he referred to himself in the author’s note of Penguin News as a collection of countless Lego bricks.
