Lee Ze-ha


Lee Ze-ha is a South Korean writer, poet and painter.

Biography

Lee Ze-ha was born in 1938 in Miryang, Keishōnan Province, Korea, Empire of Japan. Lee studied fine art and sculpture at Hongik University, and immersed himself in the works of William Faulkner and Camus, while exploring expressionism and surrealism. Lee has also taught creative writing at Myongji University. He made his formal literary debut with the publication of "Hand" in 1961.

Work

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea summarizes Lee's work:
"A Traveler Does Not Rest Even on the Road" earned Lee the Yi-Sang Literature Prize in 1985. In addition to his writing, Lee works in other artistic genres. He was written movie scripts, composed soundtracks, and exhibited his own artwork.

Works in Korean (Partial)

Fiction
  • A Sketch in Charcoal
  • A Certain Celebration
  • The Blind Opens His Eyes
  • Train, Steamship, Sea, Sky
  • A Photograph of the Deceased
  • Vegetable Diet
  • Dragon
  • In Search of Horses
  • A Short Biography of Yuja
  • A Traveler Does Not Rest Even on the Road
Poetry
  • Feeling Lamplight in that Darkness
Novels
  • The Temple of a Mad Painter
  • A Girl Named Yuja
  • A Sleety Marriage

Awards