I like to take certain aspects of genre fiction and modify them in my own way. 'Your Republic Is Calling You' follows the form of a spy novel, but it leads readers into a world of Kafkaesque irrationality. — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
South Korea first allowed women into the military in 1950 during the Korean War. Back then, female soldiers mainly held administrative and support positions. Women began to take on combat roles in the 1990s when the three military academies, exclusive… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
I like to take certain aspects of genre fiction and modify them in my own way. 'Your Republic Is Calling You' follows the form… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
A military career offers the stability many South Korean women crave. — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
For all the popularity of spiritual advisers in South Korea, it still shocks to see the leaders of huge public companies relying on fortune-tellers.… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
In 2013, Samsung accounted for about 20 percent of South Korea's total business profits. Samsung Electronics, just one of scores of subsidiaries, accounts for… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
We don't know why we should be artists, but we have many reasons why we can't be. — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
The most difficult thing about living as a writer is precisely 'having to write.' Pretending to be a writer is easy. Living freely, reading… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
The moment kids start to lie is the moment storytelling begins. They are talking about things they didn't see. It's amazing. It's a wonderful… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
From the early 1960s to the mid-1980s - the era of military dictatorship when South Korea was rebuilding itself from a postwar economic basket… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
Here's a question we all ask ourselves at least once when we're young: Where does that starlight come from? It's been there before I… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
We are all born artists. If you have kids, you know what I mean. Almost everything kids do is art. They draw with crayons… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
In my 20s, I became obsessed with the role-playing game 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' named after a classical Chinese novel, and later 'The… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
Don't be a fish; be a frog. Swim in the water and jump when you hit ground. — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
