Hong Myong-hui
| Hong Myong-hui | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Hong Myeong-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Myŏng-hŭi |
| Pen name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Byeok-cho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏk-ch'o |
Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (Hangul: 홍명희; Hanja: 洪命熹; July 3, 1888 – March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and then a North Korean novelist.
He was born in Dongbu-ri, Goesan county, Chungcheongbuk-do where he took part in the 3.1 Movement in 1919. For a while in the 1920s, he served as an editor of the Donga Ilbo. After the Korean War he occupied various important positions in North Korea.
He is buried in the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery in Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. His grandson, Hong Sok-jung, is also a well known North Korean author.
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