Kwon Jeong-saeng

Kwon Jeongsaeng (1937-2007) was born in Tokyo, Japan as Kwon Kyeongsu returned to Korea immediately after the Liberation (1945) from Japanese colonial rule. Working as the bell ringer for a village in Iljik Township in Andong County, North Gyeongsang Province, he lived in a small earthen house. Befriending illness and poverty throughout his life, Kwon wrote beautifully about the beauty of nature, life, and those who suffered because of their fragility. He has left over 150 short and long tales for youngsters and children’s prose fiction and over 100 poems and songs for young readers.