Jo Jeong-rae

Jo Jeong-rae
Jo Jeong-rae at the Seoul International Book Fair
Born (1943-08-17) August 17, 1943
LanguageKorean
NationalitySouth Korean
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Alma materDongguk University
Jo Jeong-rae
Hangul
조정래
Hanja
趙廷來
Revised RomanizationJo Jeongrae
McCune–ReischauerCho Chŏngnae

Jo Jeong-rae (Korean: 조정래; Hanja: 趙廷來; born August 17, 1943) is a novelist from South Korea, best known as the author of the best-selling novels Taebaek Mountain Range, Arirang, and Han River'