Lee O-young
Lee O-young (15 January 1934 – 26 February 2022) was a South Korean critic and novelist. Although the romanized spelling of the hangul name "이어령" might be Yi O-ryŏng or Lee Eo-ryeong, Lee O-young is the author's preferred romanization according to the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. Life and career. Lee O-young was born on 15 January 1934, (other sources say 29 December 1933) in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. Lee went to Buyeo High School and Seoul National University from which he received undergraduate (1956) and graduate (1959) degrees in Korean  literature. Lee has taught at Ewha Womans University, where he was a professor emeritus, and Dankook University. Lee has been the chief editor of "Munhak sasang" ("Literary Thought") and the Korean Minister of Culture. He died from cancer on 26 February 2022, at the age of 88. Work. Lee was one of the most prominent figures to emerge from the "post-war generation" of Korean critics. Making his mark with his first piece of literary criticism, ""Lee Sang non"" ("On Lee Sang", 1955), he caused a stir in literary circles with his next essay, ""Usang eui pagoe"" ("Destruction of an  Idol"), published in Hankook Ilbo in 1956. At a time when the war experience seemed to have devastated the literary imagination as well, Lee argued for the expansion and enrichment of Korean literature in articles that featured considerable rhetorical sophistication and verve. Literary works. Works in Korean (partial). Critical collections Fiction Essays Received awards. Lee has won a variety of Korean awards.