Park Taewon

Park Taewon
Born(1909-12-07)December 7, 1909
Seoul, Korean Empire
DiedJuly 10, 1986(1986-07-10) (aged 76)
North Korea
OccupationWriter
LanguageKorean
NationalityNorth Korean
Period1929–1986
RelativesBong Joon-ho (grandson)
Korean name
Hangul
박태원
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Taewon
McCune–ReischauerPak T'aewŏn

Park Taewon (Korean: 박태원; December 7, 1909  July 10, 1986), also known by his art names Mongbo and Gubo, was a Korean writer who moved from South Korea to North Korea. He is notably a grandfather of South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho.