Kim Young-ha

Kim Young-ha
Hangeul	김영하
Hanja	金 英 夏
Revised Romanization	Gim Yeong-ha
McCune- Reischauer	Kim Yŏng-ha
See also : Korean name

Kim Young-ha (born November 11, 1968 in Hwach'ŏn , Kangwon-do ) is a South Korean writer.

Life

Kim Young-ha grew up as the son of a South Korean officer on the border with North Korea . Due to carbon monoxide poisoning , he suffered a memory loss in the first ten years of his life. He later studied business administration at Yonsei University. During his time at the university, however, he devoted himself more to traditional Korean music than his studies and was actively involved in the student movement.

In February 1995, he made his debut in the quarterly Kyegan with Reflections on the Mirror . In the following year he received the "Literature Prize for New Authors from Munhakdongne Publishing" for his novel Der Sterbehelfer .

His book Dein Baum was awarded the "Prize for Contemporary Literature" in 1998. In 2004 he received the " Hwang Sun won Literature Prize" for Treasure Island and the "Yisan Literature Prize" for Big Brother is back . His novel Black Flower was honored with the " Tongin Literature Prize".

As an originally apolitical author of novels and short stories, he later devoted himself to more historical topics in his works. Kim first worked as a lecturer at the Korean National University's Drama School and host of a radio show on literature. In 2008 he quit his job to devote himself entirely to writing. He currently lives in New York, where he is visiting professor at Columbia University.

Three films are based on his works. There is also a musical adaptation of one of his works.

Works

Korean (selection)

• 1996: 나는 나를 파괴 할 권리 가 있다 ( The Death Helper ) (Seoul: Munhakdongne) ISBN 9788-9828-1967-4
• 1997: 호출 ( subpoena ) (Seoul: Munhakdongne) ISBN 89-8281-077-3
• 1999: 엘리베이터 에 낀 그 남자 는 어떻게 되었나 ( What happened to the man who got stuck in the elevator ) (Seoul: Munhak-kwa chisŏngsa) ISBN 89-320-1086-2
• 2000: 굴비 낚시 ( dried fish catch ) (Maum sanch'aek) ISBN 978-89-89351-00-9
• 2001: 아랑 은 왜 ( Arang, why? ) (Seoul: Munhak-kwa chisŏngsa) ISBN 978-89-320-1230-8
• 2002: 포스트잇 ( Post-it ) (Hyŏndae munhak) ISBN 978-89-7275-228-8
• 2003: 검은 꽃 ( Black Flower ) (Seoul: Munhakdongne) ISBN 978-89-8281-714-4
• 2003: 김영하 이우일 의 영화 이야기 ( Kim Young-ha, Lee Woo-il's film history ) (Maŭm sanch'aek) ISBN 978-89-89351-35-1
• 2004: 오빠 가 돌아 왔다 ( Big Brother is back ) (Seoul: Ch'angbi) ISBN 978-89-364-3676-6
• 2005: 랄랄라 하우스 ( LaLaLa House ) (Maŭm sanch'aek) ISBN 978-89-89351-74-0
• 2006: 빛 의 제국 ( Land of the Sun ) (Seoul: Munhakdongne) ISBN 978-89-546-0191-7
• 2007: 퀴즈 쇼 ( Quizshow ) (Munhakdongne) ISBN 978-89-546-0417-8
• 2007: 여행자 - 하이델베르크 ( The Traveler - Heidelberg ) (Artbox) ISBN 978-89-89800-93-4
• 2008: 여행자 - 도쿄 ( The Traveler - Tokyo ) (Artbox) ISBN 978-89-6196-013-7
• 2009: 네가 잃어버린 것을 기억 하라 ( Remember Your Lost Thoughts ) (Seoul: Randomhouse Korea) ISBN 978-89-255-3152-6
• 2010: 무슨 일 이 일어 났는지 는 아무도 ( Everyone Knows What Happened ) (Seoul: Munhakdonge) ISBN 978-89-546-1762-8
• 2012: 너의 목소리 가 들려 ( I can hear your voice ) (Seoul: Munhakdongne) ISBN 978-89-546-0417-8
• 2013: 살인자 의 기억법 ( Serial Killer Records ) (Seoul: Munhakdongne) ISBN 978-89-546-2203-5

In German translation

• Kim Young-ha: Das Gottesspiel, Heyne Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3453810853
• Kim Young-ha: In the realm of lights . Heyne Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-40544-8 .
• Kim Young-ha: Black Flower . Bankruptcy book, Tübingen 2010, ISBN 978-3-88769-758-7 .
• Kim Young-ha: A strange club . Bankruptcy book, Tübingen 2012, ISBN 978-3-88769-776-1 .
• Kim Young-Ha: The Euthanasia . Bankruptcy book, Tübingen 2013, ISBN 978-3-88769-789-1 .
• Kim Young-Ha: Serial Killer Records . Cass, Bad Berka 2020, ISBN 978-3-944751-22-1 .

Awards

• 1996: Munhakdongne Author Award
• 1999: Prize for Contemporary Literature
• 2004: Tongin Literature Prize
• 2004: Hwang Sun won Literature Prize
• 2004: Yisan Literature Prize
• 2007: Manhae Literature Prize
• 2012: Yi Sang Literature Prize
• 2013: A-Award in the Intelligent category

Web links

• Katharina Borchardt: “I definitely don't want to go to jail”. In: the daily newspaper . June 7, 2011, accessed June 7, 2011 (Interview with Kim Young-ha about his novel: "In the Realm of Lights"). 
• Dafna Zur: Interview with Kim Young-ha. In: Azalea Journal of Korean Literature and Culture . 2007, accessed August 8, 2013 (English, interview with Kim Young-ha). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ LTI Korea Author Database: Kim Young-ha ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English). 
2. ↑ Kim Young-Ha Biography ( Memento of the original from June 30, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on authortrek.com (English). 
3. ↑ Michael Standaert: Korean Author Speaks at US Writing Program . In: Seoul Times , July 25, 2007. 
4. ↑ Kim Young-ha Official Website ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Young-ha is the first name.