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Kim Yŏngha was born in Seoul in 1968 and studied at Yonsei University and the International Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa. He debuted on the literary scene in 1995 with the short story “Kŏul e taehan myŏngsang” (Meditation on a mirror), and is widely acclaimed as one of the best young writers in Korea today, noted for his imaginative story-telling and lively narrative style. His first novel, Na nŭn na rŭl p’agoehal kwŏlli ka itta (1996, I have the right to destroy myself), earned him the Munhaktongne New Writer Award, and in 2004, he was awarded both the Yi Sang Prize for Literature and the Hwang Sunwŏn Prize for Literature for his collection of short stories, Oppa ka torawatta. In addition to fiction, Kim is also the author of many essays and film reviews, the host of a radio program about literature, and most recently, a screenwriter.
In “Moving,” first published in 2004, Kim treats the story of a young couple’s move with his characteristic sympathetic irony, touching on issues of class, the com-modification of Korean history, and the questionable nature of the idea of “home.”