Sogang University
Ch'oe was born in Seoul in 1953 and received her Ph.D. from Sogang University. In 1978, Ch’oe graduated from Sogang University and went to France, where she received the doctorate de 3ème Cycle de l'Université de Provence D.E.A. in Aix-en-Provence and Marseilles. She made her literary debut at the relatively late age of 40, with "There a Petal Silently Falls". After that debut Ch'oe was quickly recognized as one of the most important authors in modern Korea.