Yi Cheong-jun

Known for Writing

Yi Cheong-jun's portrait

Details

Birthday: August 09, 1939

Deathday: July 31, 2008

Place of birth: Jangheung, South Jeolla Province, Korea, Empire of Japan

Biography

Yi Cheong-jun was a prominent South Korean novelist. Throughout his four decade-long career, Lee wrote more than 100 short stories and 13 novels. He died from lung cancer at the age of 68 on July 31, 2008.

Writer