Lee Mun Ku
이문구
Lee Mun Ku (1941—2003) is a South Korean writer. He is famous for his unparalleled writing style which actively uses the disappearing vernacular language of Chungcheong Province. His most famous works, which are set in farming villages and depict the joys and sorrows of people’s lives through a warm gaze, are the linked novels Gwanchon supil (관촌수필 Essays on Gwanchon, 1977) and Uri dongne (우리동네Our Neighborhood, 1981).
