Writer Kim Young-hyun, who wrote the novel "The Deep River Flows Far and Wide," has passed away at the age of 70.
Born in 1955 in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, the deceased graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in philosophy and worked as a novelist, poet, and publisher. During college in 1975, Kim's short story "The Chicken" won a prize in a university newspaper's spring literary contest, and in 1984, Kim began earnest literary activities by publishing "The Deep River Flows Far and Wide" in a new collection by Changbi Publishers.
The debut work, "The Deep River Flows Far and Wide," depicts a tragedy that unfolds in a family due to the division of the Korean Peninsula and the ideological conflict between the left and right. The deceased continued to publish novels that captured the oppression experienced during times of national pain and was praised as a representative writer of national literature.
Additionally, the deceased wrote short story collections such as "On the Way to Haenam" and "And Said Nothing," as well as novels including "First Love," "Strangers," and "Heavy Snow," and poetry collections such as "Winter Sea" and "Namhae Postcard." Among these, "Strangers" received the Muyeong Literature Award in 2007 with the evaluation that it "faced the issues of human sin and violence with a sharp blade and successfully engaged in a difficult struggle."
The deceased served as editor-in-chief, editorial board member, and editorial director at the progressive publishing house, Practical Literature, and was the company's representative from 1997 to 2011. Kim also held the position of vice president at the Korean Writers' Association.
The funeral is set up at the Asan Medical Center funeral hall in Seoul. The burial is on the 11th.