Rim Kum Dan is a Kim Il Sung Prize winner and war veteran who is still devoting her all to the creation of juvenile literature.
The world of juvenile mind is strongly depicted in her works.
So, when adults read her works, they return to juvenile mind and remember their childhood.
Her works, which are composed of such poetic words as “the flower ribbon I wear”, “one star, and I” and “grunting policeman”, still leave deep impressions.
“The mind of cherry blossom”, “Our elder sister’s pretty hands”, “You’re sweeter” and other works are children’s songs and poems she created at the age of 80. Her home is frequented by her “little friends”. She says that she looks back upon her past life as she sees the cheerful appearance of the children.
“I am over ninety. Though I am as old as an aged tree, I live and produce works with the same mind as those flower buds.”
In her childhood she had a dream of becoming a writer.
The fairy tales told by her mother and read by her teacher guided this girl living in a mountain village to the world of literary creation. As she wished she enrolled at Kim Il Sung University.
Later, she worked as a writer of the juvenile literature panel of the Central Committee of the Writers Union of Korea and produced many juvenile poems and songs.
Everyone likes her works depicting good heart, truth of life and beautiful ideals.
“She still keeps burning creative enthusiasm like youth. With such enthusiasm, she portrays schoolchildren’s minds so truthfully that readers do not believe she is in such an advanced age,” said an editor who has worked for a long time with her.
“I want to write even one more work for the children, whom the country treasures so much, in my remaining days so that they grow up as honourable persons,” said Rim Kum Dan.
Both walls of her home are covered with the photos she posed for with other participants of the national conference of war veterans in the presence of the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un, participation certificates, diplomas and commendations.
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