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Kim Seong-Dong (The romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea〔http://klti.libguides.com/author_name〕) is a Korean author.〔"김성동" biographical PDF available at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#〕 ==Life== Kim Seong-Dong was born on November 8, 1947, in Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do, a son of a communist organizer. In a violent bloodbath that resulted from ideological strife, he lost his father and members of both his paternal and maternal family and grew up stigmatized for his family’s communist ties. Kim learned Chinese from his Confucian grandfather, and was able to continue his education in Seoul with the financial support of his relatives.〔"김채원 " LTI Korea Datasheet: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#〕 Upon entry into university, Kim realized that Korean society would bar his path to social advancement due to his being tainted “red by association.” At 19 years old, he chanced to meet an elderly Buddhist monk, after which he gave up dreams of worldly success and followed the monk into Buddhism. At 25, he planned to study abroad in Japan as a student of Buddhism, but even that door was closed to him due to his “communist” background.〔"김채원 " LTI Korea Datasheet: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#〕 Frustrated and confused, Kim finally turned to novel writing. These experiences left a deep impact on him. As a senior at Sorabol High School, he had also joined the Buddhist monastic order to become a disciple of the Zen master Jihyo. When his short story "Moktakjo" was published in ''Religion Weekly'' (Jugan jonggyo) in 1975, he was accused of defaming the order and duly excommunicated. Kim Seongdong then returned to the secular world and began working for several magazines and publishing houses. His writing career took off with the publication in 1978 of the novella "Mandala" in the magazine Korean Literature (Hanguk munhak).〔"김성동" LTI Korea Datasheet: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kim Seong-dong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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