Lee Jung-myung

Jung-Myung Lee is a Korean writer. A popular writer of historical fiction, his books have sold millions of copies in his native South Korea. Several of his books have been adapted into successful TV miniseries, e.g. The Deep-Rooted Tree (2006) and The Painter of Wind (2007). Other books include The Gospel of the Murderer, The Boy Who Escaped Paradise and The Investigation. The last-mentioned novel was translated by Chi Young Kim and was nominated for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. The book was inspired by the real-life experiences of the Korean poet and dissident Yun Dong-ju. His book La guardia, il poeta e l’investigatore has been selected among the final six books for Premio Bancarella in 2017.

...
Wikipedia