Career
He left the security of a tenured professorship to focus on his writing career. Several of Kim"s novels have adapted for the screen, including the historical television series Roll of Thunder, Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin and Hwang Jini, followed by the films Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow and Gabi. The film rights for his novels A Court Lady from Joseon in Paris, The Banggakbon Murder Case, and The Arrest of the Ghost by a Buyeo County Official have already been sold.
The Immortal Yi Sun-sin
The Last Nineteen Days of Heo Gyun
Apnok River
I, Hwang Jini
The Secret of the Virtuous Widow
Russian Coffee
Sad, To Be Forgotten
A Court Lady from Joseon in Paris
The Banggakbon Murder Case
The Arrest of the Ghost by a Buyeo County Official.
