Kim Ewhan (Korean: 김이환; born 1978) is a South Korean science fiction and fantasy writer and indie film critic. His debut novel, The Ghosts of Evithezen (에비터젠의 유령) was a finalist of the National Fantasy Award. He is the winner of Multi Literary Award in 2009 with his novel The Orb of Despair (절망의 구).

He is a fan of writers Robert Heinlein, Roger Zelazny, Joanne Rowling, Yann Martel, Virginia Woolf, Haruki Murakami,^[1] and Ray Bradbury.

Writing

Kim started writing after his graduation of Kyunghee University. His debut novel, The Ghosts of Evithezen, was a finalist for the National Fantasy Award. In 2009, his novel, The Orb of Despair, won the first Multi Literary Award.^[2][3] As the award was organized by SBS, Showbox, and Wisdom House, the major players of the media and entertainment industry,^[4][5] this win was a breakout for his career.^[6][7] The Orb of Despair is translated into nine languages. His stories are known for its special taste of mixture of science fiction and fantasy.^[8]

Besides fiction, he was a regular contributor for the magazines Indi Movies and Cine 21.^[9] When writing file reviews, he uses his pen name Colin, which he quotes from the Irish actor Colin Farrell.

Works

• 북극곰 일기 Diary of Polar Bear (2014)
• 디저트 월드 Dessert World (2014)
• 오픈 Open (2013)
• 동네전쟁 Town Wars (2011)
• 귀여우니까 괜찮아 Too Cute to be of Fault (2011)
• 뱀파이어 나이트 Vampire Night (2010)
• 집으로 돌아가는 길 The Way Back Home (2010)
• 절망의 구 The Orb of Despair (2009)
• 오후 다섯 시의 외계인 The Alien at Five O'Clock (2008)
• 양말 줍는 소년 Socks Pickup Boy (2007)
• 정크 Junk (2006)
• 에비터젠의 유령 The Ghosts of Evithezen (2004)

Awards

• 2017: SF Award
• 2010: Young Writers Award Your Metamorphosis
• 2009: Multi Literary Award The Orb of Despair

References