Yi Cheong-jun
Writing
August 9, 1939
Died at age 68
July 31, 2008
Date of Death
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.