Lee Cheong-joon

Infobox Korean name


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Lee Cheong-joon (August 9, 1939 - July 31, 2008) was a prominent South Korean novelist. In 1965, he debuted with a short novel titled, "Toewon" (퇴원). Many of his works have been adapted into a movie and a drama series by leading directors such as "Seopyeonje" directed by Im Kwon-taek, and "Iodo" by Kim Ki-young. According to a critic, Kim Byeong-ik (김병익), Lee opened a new pace of Korean literature before the true modern literature of Korea was established in 1960s. [http://media.daum.net/culture/art/view.html?cateid=1021&newsid=20080731204510368&cp=YTN ] Lee Cheong-joon died from lung cancer at the age of 68 on July 31, 2008. [http://media.daum.net/culture/view.html?cateid=1032&newsid=20080731111110881&cp=mydaily ]

ee also

*Korean literature
*Cinema of Korea
*Park Kyung-ni

References

External Links

[http://www.peopleforever.org/nfhomepage.aspx?NFID=893 Lee Cheong-Joon] on PeopleForever.org

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NAME= Cheong-joon, Lee
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Writer
DATE OF BIRTH= August 9, 1939
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DATE OF DEATH= July 31, 2008
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