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| Birthday |
30th November, 1952
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| Birthplace |
Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
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| Occupation Text |
Novelist, children’s book author, poet
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Young adult fiction, children’s literature
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Kim Jin-kyung (김진경; born 1953) is a South Korean author of children's and young adult literature. He started writing books for children in 1997, and is considered a pioneer of Korean fantasy. His best-known work is Cat School, the first Korean fantasy series for children. The series is vast, comprising 11 volumes in 3 parts, and won Le Prix des Incorruptibles in 2006. His books build on motifs derived from myths and fairy tales. He also tackles sensitive social issues such as education and human rights in his works of fantasy. He was nominated as the Korean candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014.
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