Kim Jong-ok (; born 1973) is a South Korean writer. He began his literary career when his short story "Georiui masulsa" (거리ì ë§Âì ì¬; The Street Magician) won the 2012 Munhwa Ilbo New Writer's Contest. For the same short story he was also awarded Munhakdongne Young Writers' Award Grand Prize.
Kim Jong-ok was born in Seoul in 1973. He graduated in Korean Literature from Kyung Hee University. He married Son Bo-mi, a fellow writer who graduated from the same department at the same university 7 years his junior.
Kim's debut work "Georiui masulsa" (거리ì ë§Âì ì¬ The Street Magician) deals with bullying.
As his works put emphasis on memory, Kim Jong-ok's stories are mostly narrated through the perspective of reminiscence. His book, (ê³¼ì²Â, ì°리갠ÃÂÂ짠ìÂÂì ì¼ Gwacheon, Something We Haven't Done), contains many stories of failed romance that are belatedly reminisced.