Language Korean Alma mater Hongik University Children Yun I-hyeong Citizenship South Korean Role Writer | Ethnicity Korean Name Lee Ze-ha Nationality South Korean Period 1956–present Education Hongik University | |
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Born April 20, 1938 (age 86) ( 1938-04-20 ) | ||
Lee Ze-ha (his preferred romanization per LTI Korea; Hangul: 이제하) is a South Korean writer, poet and painter.
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Life
Lee Ze-ha was born in 1938 in Milyang, Gyeongsang-do, Korea Lee studied fine art and sculpture at Hongik University, and immersed himself in the works of William Faulkner and Camus, while exploring expressionism and surrealism. Lee has also taught creative writing at Myongji University. He made his formal literary debut with the publication of “Hand” in 1961.
Work
The Literature Translation Institute of Korea summarizes Lee's work:
Lee Jeha’s literary method has been described as “fantastic realism”: rather than abiding by the principle of coherence or consistency, as realist novels are wont to do, Lee Jeha’s works of fiction create complex composites by piecing together conflicting strands of thought. This method is predicated on the author’s belief that traditional modes of storytelling express certain realities but suppress others from emerging to the surface. For Lee Jeha, the blending of fantasy and reality not only reflects the confused state of the world and contradictions inherent in human nature, but offers a way out of this impasse.
“A Traveler Does Not Rest Even on the Road” (Nageune neun gil eseodo swiji anneunda) earned Lee the Yi-Sang Literature Prize in 1985. In addition to his writing, Lee works in other artistic genres. He was written movie scripts, composed soundtracks, and exhibited his own artwork.
Works in Korean (Partial)
Fiction
Poetry
Novels