# Younghill Kang

> Younghill Kang was a Korean-American writer. He is best known for his 1931 novel The Grass Roof and its sequel, the 1937 fictionalized memoir East Goes West: The Making of an Oriental Yankee. He also wrote an unpublished play, Murder in the Royal Palace, which was performed both in the US and in Korea. Kang's antipathy for Syngman Rhee was said to have influenced the book's framing. He has been called "the father of Korean American literature."

*Korean writer (1898–1972)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1898-06-05
- **Died:** 1972-12-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2369634)

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