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Kim Chong Kwang Novelist South Korea
Kim Chong Kwang was born in 1971 in Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do, and graduated from Chung-Ang University as a Creative Writing major in 1997. He made his literary debut in 1998 when he was named winner of a competition hosted by the quarterly Munhak Dongnae (Literature Village) for his short story “Good-bye, Police Station.” It was followed by another prize in 2000, this time for playwriting, for his play “Dirge” in the annual spring literary contest sponsored by The JoongAng Ilbo. He is also the recipient of the 19th Shin Dong-yeop Creative Work Award (2001). Kim’s story collections include Good-bye, Police Station (2000), Rice Planting Blues (2002), The Power of Jjambbong Noodles and Soju (2003), Doodling: A Literary History (2006), and First Romance (2008). He is also the author of the novella Da-in, Born in 1971 (2002), as well as two novels, Chronicle of High School Shenanigans (2004) and A Paradise Called Yullyeo (2007).
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