Pahk Yon-Hee (1918-2008) is a Korean author. Though his early works focus on themes of futility and decadence, his works after the Korean War demonstrate a marked shift towards denouncing the irrationality of society and encompassing historical novels as well. His representative works include the 1956 short story “Jeungin” (증인 Witness), the 1958 novel Geu yeojaui yeonin (그 여자의 연인 The Man She Loved), and the 1975 novel Hong Gildong (홍길동 Hong Gildong).

Kim Eunguk (1932-2009) was a South Korean-American novelist who completed military service as an army first lieutenant before immigrating to the United States. In 1963, Kim received a master’s degree in Far Eastern literature from the Department of Far Eastern Language and Literature, and debuted in 1964 with the English-language novel Martyrs. Exploring the thoughts of a Christian and the problem of human salvation, the work was a twenty-week bestseller in the United States and was translated into more than twenty languages, including Korean and German. Kim is known for dealing with Korea’s circumstances from a humanistic perspective. •Martyrs (1965) •The Lost Names (1979)

Hyun Jin-geon (1900 – 1943) was a Korean author.

Sohn Jang-Soon (1935-2014) was a South Korean novelist who debuted through Hyundae Munhak in 1958 with “Ipsang” (입상 Standing) and “Jeonsin” (전신 “Moving”). Rejecting urban environments and materialism, Sohn examined family relations and wrote often on the motif of mountains. •Short story “Alpinisteu” (알피니스트 Alpinist) (1966) •Short story “Bultaneun bingbyeok” (불타는 빙벽 The Burning Wall of Ice) (1977) •Novel Hangugin (한국인 Koreans) (1966-1967) •Novel Simssi ilgaui saramdeul (심씨 일가의 사람들 The People From the Shim Family) (1978)

Ha Seong-nan (born 1967) is a Korean novelist. She has embodied the fragmentized mentality of modern men through careful and detailed descriptions. Her works are recognized for dealing with the loneliness and isolation of the contemporary men, while sympathizing and comforting them at the same time.[1] She is considered one of the indispensable figures when talking about the Korean short stories that have been published since the 2000s.[2]