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Young-Ha Kim

Korean Novelist & TED Talker

Young-Ha Kim

Young-Ha Kim

Korean Novelist & TED Talker

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Young-Ha Kim Biography

Born in 1968, Kim Young-ha kicked off his writing career with his first novel "I Have the Right to Destroy Myself," which won him the much-coveted Munhak-dongne prize in 1996. Since then, he has gained a reputation as the most talented and prolific Korean writer of his generation, publishing five novels and four collections of short stories.

Kim's novels and stories focus on articulating a new mode of sensitivity to life's thrills and horrors as experienced by Koreans in the ever-changing context of a modern, globalized culture. In his search for a literary style, as is often the case with internationally renowned post-modern novelists, Kim attempts to embark on exhilarating and provoking crossing of the boundaries of high and low genres of narratives. His historical novel "Black Flower" tells the story of the first generation of the Korean diaspora forced into slave labor in a Mexican plantation and later involved in a Pancho Villa-led military uprising in a style. Sources of inspiration for this novel came from classical "Bildungsroman," stories of sea trips as illustrated by the popular film Titanic, ethnography of religion, as well as Korean histories of exile and immigration.

Another instance of Kim's fabulously mixed style is found in "The Empire of Light," his fourth novel, in which he raises the question of human identity in a democratic and consumerist Korean society by presenting a North Korean spy and his family in Seoul in the manner of a crime fiction combined with a truncated family saga and naturalist depiction of everyday life. The novel was published in the United States under a different title, "Your Republic Is Calling You" in 2010.

Each of Kim's novels has received acclaims from both critics and readers alike, and most have earned him major awards. In 2004--his "grand slam" year--he won three of the most prestigious literary prizes in Korea. With some 20 of his novels and stories being translated into more than 10 languages, he has begun to be recognized by critics overseas as well as in his country as representative of a literary breakthrough that occurred in the wake of democratization and post-industrialization in South Korea.

As a young Korean master of storytelling, Kim is especially popular with Korean film directors, who have found in his works to be a repository of plots and characters that make for superb film-making. Two films have already been based on his fiction, and the cinematic adaptation of "The Empire of Light" is currently in progress. His latest novel, "The Quiz Show," was also made into a musical in 2009.

Kim previously worked as a professor in the Drama School at Korean National University of Arts and on a regular basis hosted a book-themed radio program. In autumn 2008, he resigned all his jobs to devote himself exclusively to writing.

Currently a visiting scholar at Columbia University in the City of New York, he lives in New York City, USA.

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Young-Ha Kim Videos

  • Let's End Wars! | Hakim Young | TEDxKabul
    Let's End Wars! | Hakim Young | TEDxKabul
    In this talk Dr. Hakim Young shares his vision of a world without warfare and ethnic conflict, and how to make this dream a reality. Hakim Young ...
  • Young-ha Kim: Be an artist, right now!
    Young-ha Kim: Be an artist, right now!
    Why do we ever stop playing and creating? With charm and humor, celebrated Korean author Young-ha Kim invokes the world's greatest artists to urge...
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Young-Ha Kim Books

  • I Hear Your Voice
    I Hear Your Voice
  • Black Flower
    Black Flower
  • Your Republic Is Calling You
    Your Republic Is Calling You
  • I Have the Right to Destroy Myself (Harvest Original)
    I Have the Right to Destroy Myself (Harvest Original)
  • Photo Shop Murder
    Photo Shop Murder

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Young-Ha Kim is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Young-Ha Kim for your event is available upon request. Young-Ha Kim generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Peter Diamandis, Lesley Hazleton, Dave Logan, PhD, Josh Linkner and Seth Godin. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Young-Ha Kim for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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