The pain and lack in the family that comes with the father's absence and decline becomes rooted as a trauma that controls their lives thereon.
The examination of how this trauma may be internalized and sublimated is the subject of Kim's most important literary achievement, the “Hallucination” series.
The wounds of Korea's modern history are thus at the bottom of Kim's work characterized by its fantastical and dreamlike aesthetic.
[3] Kim made her literary debut in 1975 with “Greetings at Night” (Baminsa),[4] published in the journal, Contemporary Literature (Hyeondae munhak).
Among her major works are “The Hand of the Moon” (Darui son), “Ice House” (Eoreum jip), “Honeymoon” (Mirwol), “A Green Hat” (Chorok bit moja), “Mountain Diary” (Sanjunggi), “The Breath of May” (Oworui sumgyeol), “Summer Fantasy” (Yeoreumui hwan), and “A Wordless Song” (Mueonga.