6 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁South ▁Korean ▁writer , ▁novel ist , ▁journalist , ▁and ▁educ ator . ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁G w ang ju , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁G w ang ju ▁Dem ocrat ization ▁Mov ement , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁critic ▁of ▁his ▁home ▁country ' s ▁alleg ed ▁national ism ▁and ▁fasc ism . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Kim ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁G w ang ju ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Sales ian ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁entered ▁Se oul ▁National ▁University ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁major ing ▁in ▁physics ▁and ▁also ▁studying ▁history ▁and ▁political ▁economy . ▁However , ▁he ▁dropped ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁begin ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁journalist , ▁at ▁first ▁foc using ▁on ▁computers . ▁ ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁strike ▁of ▁K uro - K uch ung . ▁He ▁later ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁novel ist . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Australia ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Political ▁views ▁ ▁Kim ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁" G w ang ju ▁Dem ocrat ization ▁Mov ement ' s ▁Pe op les ▁Army ". ▁ ▁Kim ▁is ▁identified ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁as ▁pro - J apan ese ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁political ▁positions ▁and ▁alleg ed ▁gl am or ization ▁of ▁Japanese ▁colonial ▁rule ▁in ▁Korea , ▁and ▁has