Lee Sungboo
Lee SungBoo was a South Korean poet and novelist.
Life
Lee SungBoo was born January 22, 1942, in Kwangju, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. While he was attending Gwangju High School in 1959, his works were recognized in a literary contest sponsored by the Jeonnam Ilbo. He later became a member of Taegwang and Sunmunhak and studied under Kim Hyeonseung, Lee graduated from Kyunghee University with a degree in Korean literature, and worked for the Hankook Ilbo.Work
LTI Korea summarizes Lee's work:Works in Korean (Partial)
Novels- Night of Dissipation
- Our Meal
- Daylight
- Collected Works of Lee Seongbu
- Our Food
- Paekche Poems
- The Night Before
- Leaving the Empty Mountain
Awards
- Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award in 1969
- 4th Korean Literature Writers Award in 1977
- Daesan Literature Award for Poetry in 2001
- Kyunghee Literature Award in 2011
- 가천환경문학상 시부문 in 2007
- 공초문학상 in 2010