Yi Cheong-jun

Yi Cheong-jun (Korean: 이청준, 9 August 1939 - 31 July 2008) was a prominent South Korean novelist. Throughout his four decade-long career, Yi wrote more than 100 short stories and 13 novels.

Yi Cheong-jun
BornAugust 9, 1939
Jangheung, Japanese Korea
DiedJuly 31, 2008(2008-07-31) (aged 68)
Seoul, South Korea
LanguageKorean
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materSeoul National University
Period1965–2008
Notable worksThe Wounded (1966)
Seopyeonje (1976)
Your Paradise (1976)
Korean name
Hangul
이청준
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Cheong-jun
McCune–ReischauerYi Ch'ong-chun
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