Introduction

Born in Imsil on 1948, Yongtaek graduated from Sunchang Agricultural Highschool and worked in Imsil as an elementary school until making his literary debut in 1982. His work focuses on aspects of the coutnryside such as the Seomjingang river where he grew up close to, everyday affairs of country life, and other aspects the countryside. Kim has become a powerful voice for the countryside which tends to be wrongly picture by city dwellers.