Richard E. Kim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard E. Kim

American writer

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1932

Place of Birth: Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea

Date of Death: 23-Jun-2009

Profession: writer, translator, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Richard Eun Kook Kim (1932–2009) was a Korean–American writer and professor of literature.
He was the author of The Martyred (1964), The Innocent (1968), and Lost Names (1970), and many other works.
He was a Guggenheim Fellow (1966) and was a recipient of a Fulbright grant.
His most popular work is Lost Names, a fictional work based on his experience during the Japanese colonization of Korea.