Background
Park Minister-gyu was born in Ulsan, a small town in southeast province in South of Korea in 1968.
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Park Min-gyu
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He graduated from Chungang University.
Career
His short stories are often characterized by a sense of humor pervasive but not overwhelming throughout the text. The stories are set in the capitalized world in the global context, in which human beings are redefined less than as commercial commodity available for sale. Characters are described to struggle with financial difficulties without a promising future.
Park is known as a successful writer but is also famous for his unique style: he appears with a ponytail and goggle-like sunglasses.
Park"s novels, including Pavane for a Dead Princess, were published in 2009. In 2010, Park"s short story, was adapted into a theatrical play of the same name.
lieutenant was directed by filmmaker Hur Jin-ho and starred Kibum of Super Junior as a young version of male lead Young-jin with Lee Joo-seung. lieutenant played at Baekam Art Hall in Samseong-dong, Seoul from January 26 to March 28.
In September 2015, Park admitted plagiarism in his work The Sammi Superstars" Last Fan Club and
The Sammi Superstars" Last Fan Club was plagiarized from The Korean Baseball History Seen Reversely from an internet bulletin board and was plagiarized from a Japanese Manga Twilight Meteor Shower created by Kenshi Hirokane.
