Yi Cheong-jun

Yi Cheong-jun
BornAugust 9, 1939
DiedJuly 31, 2008(2008-07-31) (aged 68)
EducationSeoul National University
Writing career
LanguageKorean
Period1965–2008
Notable worksThe Wounded (1966)
Seopyeonje (1976)
Your Paradise (1976)
Korean name
Hangul
이청준
Hanja
李淸俊
RRI Cheongjun
MRI Ch'ŏngjun

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.