Background
Lee was born in Osaka, Japan and moved to of Korea with his family after of Korea was liberated from the Japanese. Here he grew up in Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
Lee was born in Osaka, Japan and moved to of Korea with his family after of Korea was liberated from the Japanese. Here he grew up in Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
He graduated from the Creative Writing Department at Seorabeol College of Arts and received a graduate degree in Korean Literature from Konguk University in 1967.
Lee worked as a professor at Chung-Ang University.