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Kim Chi-won

1943 – 2013

South Korean writer

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Lived 1943 – 2013 (aged 69). Kim Chi-won was a South Korean novelist.

Kim Jiwon (; November 10, 1943 – January 30, 2013) was a South Korean writer.

Life Kim Jiwon was raised in a literary family. She was born in 1943 in Keiki-dō (Gyeonggi Province), Korea, Empire of Japan to Choe Jeong-hui, one of the most popular female Korean writers in the twentieth century, and Kim Dong-hwan, a famous poet. Kim's sister, Kim Chae-won, is also a writer. Kim Jiwon graduated from Ehwa University in 1965, emigrated to New York City, USA in 1973, and published her first story in 1974. She lived in New York from the 1970s until her death.

Kim's story Almaden is similar: a Korean woman living in New York is unhappy with her marriage and life. At the liquor store where she and her husband work, a regular client becomes the focus of her dreams of relationship. She becomes increasingly unhappy with her real life but, when her fantasy lover disappears, she is left back in her initial position, hoping that someone else will come to rescue her from her plight.

Works in English "A Certain Beginning" and "Lullaby" (in Words of Farewell Stories by Korean Women Writers)" "Almaden" (in The Future of Silence Fiction By Korean Women)

Works in Korean (partial) "Almaden" (알마덴), 1988

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Ewha Womans University

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Kim Chi-won?

South Korean writer

When was Kim Chi-won born?

Kim Chi-won was born on 10 November 1943 in Gyeonggi Province.

When did Kim Chi-won die?

Kim Chi-won died on 30 January 2013 in New York City.

What was Kim Chi-won's occupation?

Kim Chi-won was a novelist.

What nationality was Kim Chi-won?

Kim Chi-won was South Korean.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kim Chi-won

· Wikidata: Q6408466

· DBpedia: Kim Ji-won (novelist)

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