Kwak Jaesik
Korean novelist, science fiction writer and chemist
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| Intro | Korean novelist, science fiction writer and chemist | |||
| is | Writer Science fiction writer Chemist Novelist | |||
| Work field | Literature Science | |||
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| Birth | 1982 | |||
| Age | 42 years | |||
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Biography
Kwak Jaesik (곽재식; Gwak Jaesik) is a South Korean novelist, science fiction writer and chemist. He is best known for stories of ordinary people with plot twists of science fiction or fantasy elements. Some of his work has been adapted to television drama and comics.
Kwak has also written experimental literature including 140 Character Stories (140자 소설) posted on a Twitter account, which was featured on an EBS radio show's introduction.
Critical response
Jiro Hong praised him as "master of science fiction love comedy" and "master of introducing old story". However he also criticized his mystery novel, mentioning "too simple for a full-length book".