Yi Cheong-jun

Yi Cheong-jun
BornAugust 9, 1939
Jangheung, Zenranan-dō, 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
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.