Lee Dong-ha

Lee Dong-ha (born December 1, 1942) is a South Korean novelist.

Life Lee Dong-Ha was born in Osaka, Japan and moved to Korea with his family after Korea's liberation from the Japanese. There, he grew up in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province. He graduated from the Creative Writing Department at the and received a graduate degree in Korean Literature from Konkuk University in 1967. He later served as a professor at Chung-Ang University.

Work His writing career began in 1966 when he won an award from a Seoul Newspaper.

His works focus on the damage done to a nation that has endured the trauma of internecine strife and division by forces that were outside of its control. Even when economic success comes, it cannot overcome that trauma and the inevitable dissolution of thousands of years of tradition.

Works in Translation A Toy City Shrapnel And Other Stories

Works in Korean

Composition 1", “White Landscape” (Hayan punggyeong) Calculations" (Gyesanhagi) “A Portrait of Today” (Oneurui chosang) “How to Climb Over the Alps” (Alpeuseureul neomneun beop) “Vacation and a Bonus” (Hyugawa bouneoseu) "A Summer Day” (Hail) “A Stone” (Dol) “Snow” (Nun) “Bird” (Sae).

Anthologies Toy City (Jangnangam dosi, 1982) Valley at Dark (Jeomun goljjagi, 1986), A Bright Warm Day (Balggo ttatteutan nal, 1987) A Study of Violence (Pongnyeok yeongu, 1987)