Kim Sok-pom

Kim Sok-pom, also spelled Kim Suok-puom (born October 2, 1925) is a Zainichi Korean novelist who writes in Japanese.

Biography Born in Osaka to parents of Jeju origin, In 1988, at the invitation of a civic group, Kim travelled to Seoul and Jeju Island, despite having no citizenship. When fellow Zainichi Korean novelist Lee Hoesung took South Korean citizenship in 1998, Kim criticised him, and a debate between the two developed in the media. Kazantō, his book about the 1945 Jeju Massacre has been controversial in South Korea, and he was denied entry to South Korea twice: in 1980 and in 2015. His work are seen as an allegory on what it means to be a Zainichi Korean in postwar Japan. 1971 Kotoba no jubaku - Zainichi Chōsenjin Bungakuto Nihongoことばの呪縛―「在日朝鮮人文学」と日本語 The Curse of Words - Zainichi Korean Literature and the Japanese Language 1973 Yoru夜 Night 1967-1997 Kazantō火山島 Volcano Island 2001 Naze kakitsuzukete kitanoka, naze chinmoku shite kitanoka - Chejutō 4-3 jikenno kiokuto bungakuなぜ書きつづけてきたか・なぜ沈黙してきたか―済州島四・三事件の記憶と文学 Why did we keep writing, why did we stay silent? Memories and literature of the Jeju massacre; co-authored with Gim Shi-jong (金時鐘) 2001 Suni Obasan順伊（スニ）おばさん Aunt Suni; co-authored with Geon Gi-yeong (玄基榮) 2004 Kokkyūwo koerumono Zainichino bungakuto seiji国境を越えるもの「在日」の文学と政治 Crossing Borders: The Literature and Politics of Zainichi Koreans