Lee Gunsam
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Lee Gunsam (1929-2003) was a South Korean playwright. He garnered attention in the Korean theater community in the 1960s by developing experimental new theater formats such as epic theater and expressionism in an environment dominated by hyperrealism. Lee’s use of unorthodox characters and comedic elements served to parody the authoritarian condition of South Korea in its era of economic development and its social injustices. His most famous works include Wongoji (원고지 Manuscript Paper) (1960) and Gungmul itsaomnida (국물 있사옵니다 We Have Some Broth) (1966).
