Tal-su Kim

Tal-su Kim
Native name	金達寿, 김달수
Born	1919
Died	1997
Pen name	金達寿, 大澤達雄, 金光淳, 朴永泰, 孫仁章, 金文洙, 白仁
Occupation	Writer
Language	Japanese, Korean
Citizenship	Korean

Tal-su Kim (金達寿、キム・タルス/キムダルス、김달수, Kimu Darusu/Tarusu) was a Korea-born, Japan-raised writer. He is considered the "founding father" of Resident Korean literature. He was born in Masanhoewon-gu. Although he spent most of his life in Japan, many of his literary works are set in Korea and explore the injustices of colonial rule and its painful aftermath.

See also

• Korea under Japanese rule
• Koreans in Japan
• Yi Sang