Han Moo-sook was born October 25, 1918, in Seoul and graduated from Pusan Girls’ High School.
Active in literary and artistic circles as well, Han Moo-sook held various posts, serving as the director of Korean P.E.N.
Han Moo-sook was a reclusive housewife who "whisked away" the first prize in a novel writing contest in the early 1941 [4] After that she traveled from one literary triumph to another.
She also published short stories including "Broken Image," "Coming Home," "Stone," "The Emotional Complex," and "A Halo Around the Moon.
While many Korean writers were enveloped in nihilism or existentialism, Han Moo-sook made her mark by warmly rendering human joys rather than engaging in cynical pessimism.