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Kim Jin-kyung (author) was born on 1953 in Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, is a South Korean illustrator (born 1958). Discover Kim Jin-kyung (author)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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Novelist, children’s book author, poet |
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71 years old |
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1953 |
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Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea |
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South Korea
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Kim Jin-kyung (author) Height, Weight & Measurements
At 71 years old, Kim Jin-kyung (author) height not available right now. We will update Kim Jin-kyung (author)'s Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Kim Jin-kyung (author) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kim Jin-kyung (author) worth at the age of 71 years old? Kim Jin-kyung (author)’s income source is mostly from being a successful Illustrator. He is from South Korea. We have estimated Kim Jin-kyung (author)'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Kim Jin-kyung (김진경; born 1953) is a South Korean author of children's and young adult literature.
After graduating from Daejeon High School in 1971, he went on to Seoul National University’s Department of Korean Language Education.
He received the Newcomer of the Year Award for poetry from the magazine Korean Literature in 1974.
After graduating from university, he taught Korean in schools.
Kim Jin-kyung debuted as a poet by receiving the Newcomer of the Year Award for poetry from the magazine Korean Literature in 1974.
He started writing fairy tales in the 1990s while participating in the Creators’ Association for Educational Literature, a fairy tale study group.
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.
He began to pursue an active career as an author of fairy tales such as Cat School from 2000.
He became the first Korean to win the French children’s literature award, the 17th Le Prix des Incorruptibles, for Cat School, which was published in 2001.
The series has been published in translation in France, China, Taiwan, and Japan.
The Shadow Wars series was simultaneously published in France and Korea.
Kim served as a Secretary of Education and Culture to the Blue House in 2005 and 2006.
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.
He was nominated as the Korean candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014.
Kim Jin-kyung's works are infused with a mythical worldview and skepticism regarding Korean education.
The Cat School series combine the strains of Northeast Asian mythology and Western fantasy.
The volumes incorporate an array of Eastern and Western mythological elements such as shamanism; they also contain views critical of society.
Mirror Wars features attempts to address social issues such as environmental issues and the human rights issues of migrant workers.
In Our Beautiful Country and To the Magpie Who Believes Itself to be a Pigeon, he satirizes the reality of education in Korea and presents his views on education.
In 2018, while serving as the chairman of the National Education Council, he was involved in major education policies in Korea.
