Yi Hocheol

Yi Hocheol
Native name
이호철
Born(1932-03-15)15 March 1932
Wonsan, Hamgyeongnam-do, Government-General of Chōsen, Empire of Japan
(present-day North Korea)
Died18 September 2016(2016-09-18) (aged 84)
LanguageKorean
NationalitySouth Korean
Korean name
Hangul
이호철
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Hocheol
McCune–ReischauerI Hoch'ŏl

Yi Hocheol (Korean: 이호철; 15 March 1932 – 18 September 2016), also romanized as Lee Hochul, was a South Korean writer who won several awards.

Following his death, the Lee Hochul Literary Prize for Peace was established after him.

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