Lee Hoesung Writer

Lee Hoesung is a Zainichi Korean novelist in Japan. In 1972, he became the first ethnic Korean to win the Akutagawa Prize. Other representative works of his include Mihatenu Yume (見果てぬ夢; Unfulfilled Dream) and Hyakunenno tabibitotachi (百年の旅人たち; Travellers of a Hundred Years).

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Birth dateFebruary 26, 1935
Birth place
Sakhalin , Kholmsk , Karafuto Prefecture

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