Background
Lee O Young was born on January 15, 1934 (other sources cite December 29, 1933) in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, South of Korea.
Lee O Young was born on January 15, 1934 (other sources cite December 29, 1933) in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, South of Korea.
Although the romanized spelling of the hangul name "이어령" might be Yi O-Ryŏng or Lee Eo-ryeong, Lee O Young is the author"s preferred romanization per Literature Translation Institute of of Korea. Lee went to Buyeo High School and Seoul National University from which he received an undergraduate (1956) and graduate (1959) degree in Korean Literature. Lee has taught at Ewha Womans University, where he is a professor emeritus, and Dankook University.
Lee has also served as the chief editor of Literary Thought (Munhak sasang) and as the Korean Minister of Culture.